Dori K. Stibolt

Florida’s medical marijuana regulations do not presently permit medical marijuana patients to grow their own medical marijuana.  Florida’s Department of Health’s website states the following:

Florida law only allows the


Continue Reading Florida Court Decision in Favor of Patient Who Wants to Grow His Own Medical Marijuana

As Florida’s 2018 legislative session comes to a close, its time to review legislative changes to Florida’s medical marijuana laws.

First, Florida’s Senate passed HB 6049,  This bill removes
Continue Reading Florida 2018 Legislative Session Comes to a Close With Tweaks to Medical Marijuana Laws and Budget

Following up on my post from earlier this week, the Florida Senate Health committee unanimously passed SB 1134 which would strip out the requirement that black farmers who want to
Continue Reading Florida Senate Health Committee Passes Bill Addressing Unconstitutional Requirement in Medical Marijuana Law

Last week, Leon County, Florida Circuit Judge Charles Dodson granted a temporary injunction sought by Columbus Smith regarding a portion of the Florida law passed last year to implement Amendment
Continue Reading Florida Judge Issues Temporary Injunction Regarding Portion of Medical Marijuana Law

As I’ve posted before, here and here, Florida has struggled with its roll out of Amendment Two (medical marijuana) with delays in issuing licenses, processing patient i.d. cards, etc.
Continue Reading Six Months In And the Boom and Bust Has Already Hit Florida’s Medical Marijuana Industry

As I posted previously, the State of Florida missed the deadline to issue more licenses for medical marijuana treatment centers.

Florida has also encountered serious delays in processing requests for
Continue Reading State of Florida Continues to Encounter Delays in Rolling Out Medical Marijuana

Pursuant to the law passed earlier this year which implemented Amendment Two (medical marijuana), Florida was required to issue additional licenses for medical marijuana treatment centers (the entities that grow,
Continue Reading Florida Misses Deadline to Issue New Licenses for Medical Marijuana