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Florida voters to decide on abortion, pot
Related Articles TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court issued rulings Monday allowing the state’s voters to decide whether to protect abortion rights and legalize recreational use of marijuana, rejecting the state attorney general’s arguments that the measures should be kept off the November ballot. ABORTION RIGHTS The proposed amendment would protect the right to […]
Veritas Farms makes more inroads with its CBD products, launches skin-care line
Veritas Farms has added Southeastern Grocers to the chains now selling its full-spectrum CBD products.
Democratic state gains may mean tighter gun, looser pot laws
From New York to New Mexico, residents in a number of states can expect a leftward push for expanded health care coverage, gun control, education funding and legalized recreational marijuana as Democrats who gained new or stronger powers in the midterm elections seek to put their stamp on public policy.
New federal bill would reschedule marijuana as Schedule III
The latest marijuana-centric bill before Congress would place cannabis as a Schedule III substance, a classification shared by Tylenol with codeine.
Record Amount of States to Vote on Marijuana Reform
Back in June we covered which states were going to be voting on marijuana law reform in November 2016. We also listed each state and the initiatives that they were hoping to be voting on this November. Recently, I read a blog at Sensi Magazine with updates for the record amount of states that will be voting on marijuana […]
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Florida: Opponents Offer Fear and Loathing Over Amendment 2
Pandering to fear and ignorance rather than facts and science, opponents of Florida’s medical marijuana ballot initiative – Amendment 2 – have taken to deceit and misrepresentation as a means of demonizing Florida’s 2016 MMJ question. After barely missing the legal threshold of 60% for passage in 2014, the good people at United for Care […] Thanks to marijuana.com
Plenty of 420: Enjoy Your Smoke Sesh with Johnny Tsunami, Gucci Mane, and Wifisfuneral
Disney-induced Couch Lock If you’ve ventured onto social media on a #ThrowbackThursday (can’t forget #WaybackWednesday or #FlashbackFriday) you know just how nostalgic millennials can be. For the most part, our infatuation with the past gets us beach photos with captions like, “TAKE ME BACK” but this Memorial Day weekend the ThrowWayFlashBack craze finally pays off. […] Thanks to marijuana.com
Polls Show Strong Support for MMJ In Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania
As our motley crew of would-be presidential candidates reaches for the political brass ring, hoping to capture the ultimate prize in our quickly devolving 2016 race for the White House, two new polls are demonstrating that voters in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania may have something real to celebrate this November – legalized medicinal cannabis. Regardless […]
Head of DNC Takes Cash From Booze PACs, Calls Weed Gateway Drug
Demonstrating that she’s beholden to the deep pockets of the alcohol industry, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz conveyed her frenzied opposition over the idea of legalizing marijuana last week to the New York Times — as the industry’s political action committee (PAC) continued to stuff some serious cash into her campaign coffers. Ignoring the pro-pot logic of […]
Florida Sprouts 5 Medical Marijuana Cultivation Sites
Medical marijuana is beginning to take root in Central Florida –– and it’s about time.
After nearly a year of compromise and much legal wrangling in the Sunshine State, the Department of Health has finally designated the five nurseries allowed to produce and dispense a non-psychoactive form of medical marijuana. The long-overdue decision has finally pushed Florida’s reluctant politicians into implementing the 2014 voter approved legislation. Allowing for the cultivation, extraction, and distribution of low THC marijuana concentrates that are high in cannabidiol, or CBD.
Florida’s 2014 medical marijuana law initially passed as a means of helping patients suffering with epilepsy and life-threatening cases of advanced cancer. To qualify for the high-CBD marijuana recommendation, patients should apply to the Compassionate Use Registry once evaluated and diagnosed by a board-certified doctor.
Florida’s 5 New Medical Marijuana Cultivators
- Costa Nursery Farms – Southeast Region.
- Alpha Foliage – Southwest Region.
- Knox Nursery – Central Region.
- Hackney Nursery – Northwest Region.
- Chestnut Hill Tree Farm – Northeast Region.
Florida’s sick and suffering were theoretically to already have access to the high-CBD strains beginning Jan. 1, when physicians that participated in special training were anticipated to start ordering their low-THC marijuana. Unfortunately, that timeline was pushed back due to complicated lawsuits and a judge’s assessment that rejected the Department of Health’s first attempt at fulfilling the will of the people… and the law.
Moving forward, new medical marijuana legislation is slowly making its way through the political process. Provided Florida’s House and Senate wake up and smell the cannabinoids, the passage of Florida’s newest legislation would expand the patient base by allowing for more medical conditions to be covered under the “right to try” state law.