Tag: Florida

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March 6, 2014
03/06/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.03.05)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.03.05)

CBD medical marijuana bills are moving in states that have traditionally been unreceptive to medical marijuana, New Mexico moves to increase supply, Maryland promulgates draft rules, and...
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February 27, 2014
02/27/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.02.26)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.02.26)

The Epilepsy Foundation comes out in support of medical marijuana, the feds delay a PTSD study, CBD bills are popping up, and a battle over local dispensary...
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February 14, 2014
02/14/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.02.12)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.02.12)

Lots of action at the state house on medical marijuana this week, plus Arizona eases up on the rules and the Michigan Supreme Court hands down a...
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February 12, 2014
02/12/2014
Florida Legislators Introduce Two MMJ Initiatives

Florida Legislators Introduce Two MMJ Initiatives

Florida Senator Jeff Clemens and Representative Joe Saunders each introduced MMJ initiatives Monday.
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February 12, 2014
02/12/2014
Marco Rubio Won’t Say Whether He Has Smoked Pot

Marco Rubio Won’t Say Whether He Has Smoked Pot

Florida Senator Marco Rubio declined to answer whether he has smoked pot in his life, saying the answer would be taken the wrong way no matter what...
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February 6, 2014
02/06/2014
Florida’s First ‘Marijuana University’ Opens

Florida’s First ‘Marijuana University’ Opens

Medical Marijuana Tampa teaches all aspects of the medical marijuana business, becoming Florida’s first ‘marijuana university’.
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January 28, 2014
01/28/2014
Florida Medical Marijuana Initiative Will Go to the Voters!

Florida Medical Marijuana Initiative Will Go to the Voters!

Just moments ago, the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion approving a medical marijuana initiative for the November ballot. The initiative, the Use of Marijuana for Certain Medical Conditions constitutional amendment,...
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January 27, 2014
01/27/2014
Florida Medical Marijuana Initiative Has Enough Signatures!

Florida Medical Marijuana Initiative Has Enough Signatures!

The Florida Department of Elections reported today that the Use of Marijuana for Certain Medical Conditions initiative has more than enough valid signatures to qualify for the November ballot. The department...
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January 16, 2014
01/16/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.01.15)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.01.15)

Action is really picking up as state legislatures get back into session. Meanwhile, the long battle over regulating medical marijuana in California continues. Let’s get to it:...
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January 10, 2014
01/10/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.01.08)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.01.08)

Regulated dispensaries are coming to Oregon, it’s looking increasingly likely that a medical marijuana initiative is coming to Florida, New York’s governor sticks a toe in the...
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January 2, 2014
01/02/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.01.01)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.01.01)

The dispensary and cultivation wars continue in California, dispensaries are delayed in Nevada, a bill moves in New Jersey, and more. Let’s get to it: California On...
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December 12, 2013
12/12/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.12.11)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.12.11)

A busy Tuesday in California, herbal medicine experts make a call, New Jersey’s third dispensary opens, Florida’s Supreme Court hears a challenge to an initiative, and more....
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December 11, 2013
12/11/2013
Florida: Medical Marijuana Coming Down to the Wire

Florida: Medical Marijuana Coming Down to the Wire

Medical marijuana is coming down to the wire in Florida, where supporters only have a month left to gather signatures.
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December 2, 2013
12/02/2013
Next Stop in Florida’s Medical Marijuana Debate: Courthouse

Next Stop in Florida’s Medical Marijuana Debate: Courthouse

This Thursday, Florida’s medical marijuana debate heads to the Supreme Court, for consideration of a 2014 ballot measure.
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November 26, 2013
11/26/2013
Drug Reform Funder Peter Lewis Dead at 80

Drug Reform Funder Peter Lewis Dead at 80

Peter B. Lewis, the billionaire head of Progressive Insurance and a leading funder of drug reform efforts in recent decades, died Saturday at his home in Coconut...
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November 25, 2013
11/25/2013
Support for Medical Marijuana In Florida Reaches Record High

Support for Medical Marijuana In Florida Reaches Record High

A new poll by Quinnipiac University reveals that 82% of Florida voters support medical marijuana. Florida advocates are currently pushing for legislation that would allow seriously ill...
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November 25, 2013
11/25/2013
Florida Couple Accidentally Smuggles 11 Pounds of Marijuana

Florida Couple Accidentally Smuggles 11 Pounds of Marijuana

A Florida couple accidentally smuggled 11 pounds of bud in two locked suitcases thought to be lost luggage.
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November 13, 2013
11/13/2013
More Opposition to Medical Marijuana Amendment in Florida

More Opposition to Medical Marijuana Amendment in Florida

Last Friday, Florida House General Council Daniel Nordby was joined by Senate General Council George Levesque in filing a 50-page brief with the Supreme Court, in opposition...
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November 8, 2013
11/08/2013
Miami Beachers Vote for Medical Marijuana

Miami Beachers Vote for Medical Marijuana

64% of this year’s Miami Beach Voters cast their vote for medical marijuana.
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November 7, 2013
11/07/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.11.06)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.11.06)

And the beat goes on. From the West Coast to the East Coast and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast, medical marijuana is on the...
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