Florida’s medical marijuana regulations and laws have been the subject of repeated litigation ever since Amendment Two was passed by voters in 2016. A recent Florida Court Opinion has ruled
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Florida Medical Marijuana – Citrus Preference Licensing Litigation
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Florida’s citrus industry has been ailing and declining for years. Florida’s recent medical marijuana regulations were designed to help, in part, by providing two medical marijuana licenses for the citrus…
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Breaking News – Florida’s Ban on Smoking Cannabis is Ruled Unconstitutional
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After a closely watched one day trial last week, Judge Karen Gievers issued a 22 page Order and Final Judgment. Judge Gievers found that the legislation which implemented Amendment…
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Florida Medical Marijuana – Litigation Update
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Grow Your Own Case
Recently, I posted about a Leon County, Florida Court case in which the Judge found in favor of a medical marijuana patient who sought permission to…
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Florida Court Decision in Favor of Patient Who Wants to Grow His Own Medical Marijuana
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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
Florida 2018 Legislative Session Comes to a Close With Tweaks to Medical Marijuana Laws and Budget
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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…
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Trial Set in Florida Case Challenging Medical Marijuana Smoking Ban
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As I’ve posted before, Florida’s implementation of Amendment Two (medical marijuana) does not permit patients to smoke medical marijuana.
Not surprisingly, the ban on smoking of medical marijuana triggered…
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Will Florida Trade Orange Trees for Hemp Fields?
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Citrus greening, a disease that has been slowly spreading throughout Florida since 2004, has been putting the squeeze on Florida’s key agricultural crop (the citrus industry in Florida is…
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Florida Senate Health Committee Passes Bill Addressing Unconstitutional Requirement in Medical Marijuana Law
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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…
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Florida Judge Issues Temporary Injunction Regarding Portion of Medical Marijuana Law
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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…
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