Nikki Fried Fries 'Republican' Charlie Crist Over New Position on Marijuana Legalization

Nikki Fried Fries 'Republican' Charlie Crist Over New Position on Marijuana Legalization

Javier Manjarres
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October 14, 2021
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has taken another well-placed dig at former Republican Governor-turned-Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist over his changing position...
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The Fight to Save Florida’s Medical Marijuana Program

The Fight to Save Florida’s Medical Marijuana Program

Opinion
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April 7, 2021
By State Representative Spencer Roach In 2016, Florida voters overwhelmingly expressed their desire for a safe and accessible medical marijuana...
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Taxing Medical Marijuana Bill HB 1455 Appears Dead On Arrival In Florida Senate

Taxing Medical Marijuana Bill HB 1455 Appears Dead On Arrival In Florida Senate

Jim McCool
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March 9, 2021
Thanks to State Senator Jeff Brandes (R), who says "it's gonna happen," Florida may be the next state to legalize...
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Brandes On Legalized Recreational Marijuana Use in FL: 'It's Gonna Happen'

Brandes On Legalized Recreational Marijuana Use in FL: 'It's Gonna Happen'

Jim McCool
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March 4, 2021
Across the country, state legislatures have made leaps and bounds to change their statutes on marijuana, medicinal and recreational.  Florida...
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Democrat Ted Cooney's Marijuana Charge Could Be A Problem For Him

Democrat Ted Cooney's Marijuana Charge Could Be A Problem For Him

Javier Manjarres
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February 21, 2021
While President Donald Trump lost his reelection bid during the 2020 presidential election under very questionable voting practices across the...
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House Democrats

House Democrats "high" on legalizing marijuana, place COVID funding bill on ice

Javier Manjarres
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December 2, 2020
With the 2020 legislative session in the U.S. Congress coming to a close next week, one would think that Washington...
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Medical marijuana prescriptions surpass 300K in Florida

Medical marijuana prescriptions surpass 300K in Florida

Javier Manjarres
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December 12, 2019
During a not-so-winter wonderland Christmas extravaganza in Oakland Park, Florida, where we took the girls to do some fake ice,...
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Smoking medical marijuana gets big lift in Florida

Smoking medical marijuana gets big lift in Florida

News Service of Florida
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June 10, 2019
MIAMI --- While some members expressed concern about patients smoking medical marijuana, the Florida Board of Medicine has approved forms...
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Medical Marijuana firm seeks OK to expand

Medical Marijuana firm seeks OK to expand

News Service of Florida
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June 4, 2019
One of the state’s largest medical-marijuana firms wants to grow bigger. Alpha Foliage filed a petition last week with the...
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Court argument set in medical marijuana battle

Court argument set in medical marijuana battle

News Service of Florida
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April 29, 2019
A Tallahassee-based appeals court will hear arguments June 11 in a battle about whether lawmakers and the Florida Department of...
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House looks for medical marijuana change

House looks for medical marijuana change

News Service of Florida
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April 3, 2019
While the House bill would set what many consider a low cap of 10 percent on the level of THC...
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Smokable marijuana hits the market

Smokable marijuana hits the market

News Service of Florida
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March 22, 2019
TALLAHASSEE --- A North Florida man who’s struggled with fibromyalgia for years became the state’s first patient to legally buy...
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FL Senate signs off on smokable medical marijuana

FL Senate signs off on smokable medical marijuana

News Service of Florida
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March 8, 2019
The Senate’s 34-4 vote in favor of the measure (SB 182) came two days after the start of the 2019...
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FL Senate to quickly take up smokable medical marijuana

FL Senate to quickly take up smokable medical marijuana

News Service of Florida
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March 5, 2019
The House also has been moving forward with a bill (HB 7015), though it includes some differences with the Senate...
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Lawmakers move cautiously on medical marijuana

Lawmakers move cautiously on medical marijuana

News Service of Florida
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February 27, 2019
Even a new governor --- and with him, an administration that’s no longer hostile to the concept of cannabis as...
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Lawmakers give green light to smokable marijuana

Lawmakers give green light to smokable marijuana

News Service of Florida
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February 13, 2019
Under Brandes’ amendment, residents in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and hospice facilities would be allowed to smoke medical marijuana,...
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Farmer floats free marijuana ID cards for vets

Farmer floats free marijuana ID cards for vets

News Service of Florida
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February 7, 2019
Currently, patients pay $75 a year for the identification cards, issued by the Department of Health.
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Marijuana smoking legal battle put on hold

Marijuana smoking legal battle put on hold

News Service of Florida
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January 30, 2019
An appeals court Tuesday put on hold a case challenging the constitutionality of a ban on smoking medical marijuana, as...
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