Despite the fact that oral arguments were just held in the appellate case involving the State of Florida’s appeal of a court decision legalizing smoking medical marijuana, new Florida Governor
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Florida Court Ruling Dismantles Restrictive Medical Marijuana License Law
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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 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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Six Months In And the Boom and Bust Has Already Hit Florida’s Medical Marijuana Industry
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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.
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Florida Misses Deadline to Issue New Licenses for Medical Marijuana
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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,…
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Litigation Over Smoking in Florida
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As noted in my prior post, when the Florida Legislature finally passed laws to implement Amendment 2 (medical marijuana) it did not include smoking as a permissible use for…
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Florida Legislature Comes Through During Special Session
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By way of background see my posts here, here, here, and here regarding the Florida Legislature’s prior efforts to pass laws to implement Amendment 2 (medical marijuana…
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Florida Considers Going Unlimited With Medical Marijuana
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In November 2016, Florida voters overwhelmingly approved, with more than 70% voting yes, expanded medical marijuana by passing Amendment 2.
Now comes the tough work of implementing Amendment 2.
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