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Job seekers and public employees in Florida who use medical marijuana won't face repercussions for drug use from employers. At least, that's what Democrat state Rep. Mitch Rosenwald hopes for with his new bill, HB 83, filed on Friday. Under the bill—introduced in 2020 and again in 2024 by Democrat state Sen. Tina Polsky—job applicants […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday questioned the need for legalized recreational marijuana when the state's medical weed program is already allegedly being taken advantage of. At his newest campaign event against a ballot initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana, called Amendment 3, the Florida Governor pointed out that nearly a million Floridians already have medical […]

HIALEAH GARDENS, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis fears Florida's proposed recreational marijuana amendment will not only cause the state to smell like pot but is too "over-broad" and will allow people to smoke the drug outside of schools. "The marijuana [amendment]  is written so broadly, you are not going to be able to restrict where people use […]

Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) is leading a bipartisan amendment to the 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act providing protections to veterans who use medical cannabis. According to the Veterans Affairs website, while veterans will not be denied benefits for medical cannabis use, VA doctors cannot prescribe, recommend, or provide any assistance in […]

Florida Republicans have sought to implement various amendments to the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Among them is Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who has suggested cannabis testing should be eliminated from military recruitment. The New York Times reported the number of positive cannabis use tests among recruits increased by 33 percent in […]

Two Republican lawmakers filed proposals this week that would allow physicians to use telehealth to recertify medical-marijuana patients. Sen. Jason Brodeur, R-Sanford, and Rep. Spencer Roach, R-North Fort Myers, filed the proposals (SB 344 and HB 387) for consideration during the legislative session that will start March 7. Patients are required to receive in-person physical […]

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and other plaintiffs will appeal the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging federal prohibitions on medical-marijuana patients buying and possessing guns, according to a court notice filed Wednesday. Fried filed the lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice this year. Plaintiffs include medical-marijuana patients and a gun owner, who allege that […]

TALLAHASSEE --- Florida health officials have released a highly anticipated rule setting THC dosage amounts and supply limits on products doctors can order for medical-marijuana patients. The emergency rule sets a 70-day total supply limit of 24,500 mg of THC for non-smokable marijuana and establishes dosage caps for different routes of administration such as edibles, […]

By State Representative Spencer Roach In 2016, Florida voters overwhelmingly expressed their desire for a safe and accessible medical marijuana program, and I am fighting to preserve the medical nature of the program that voters demanded.  What we have now is a recreational drug program masquerading as a medical marijuana program, and the long-term societal […]

The response has been divisive, and Florida Democrats argue that this "arbitrary" bill would be detrimental to Floridians.

Long-time Deputy Chief of Staff Adrian Lukis has been tapped by Gov. Ron DeSantis to be his new Chief of Staff, replacing Broward County native Shane Strum who is moving on to be the CEO of Broward Health.

Thanks to State Senator Jeff Brandes (R), who says "it's gonna happen," Florida may be the next state to legalize recreational marijuana, but not everyone in his party is gun-ho on the idea.

During a not-so-winter wonderland Christmas extravaganza in Oakland Park, Florida, where we took the girls to do some fake ice, ice skating and to meet Santa Clause, there were several individuals pushing a petition to legalize recreational marijuana.

MIAMI --- While some members expressed concern about patients smoking medical marijuana, the Florida Board of Medicine has approved forms for doctors to use in ordering smokable pot.

One of the state’s largest medical-marijuana firms wants to grow bigger. Alpha Foliage filed a petition last week with the state Office of Medical Marijuana Use seeking to increase its number of storefronts.

“Ms. Mott argued that expulsion was not appropriate, particularly given the absence of any prior drug violations, but the board stated that expulsion for the remainder of the school year was the least punishment they

While the House bill would set what many consider a low cap of 10 percent on the level of THC in whole-flower products for smoking,