What is the future of legal marijuana in Florida? December 8, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted to decriminalize marijuana. Most Democrats supported the bill that would enact that change. Most Republicans did not. The bill is unlikely to gain traction in the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate. Was Congress’ historic vote… Read More→
Medical marijuana and CBD sales rise sharply during COVID-19 pandemic September 29, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Florida is seeing a surge in sales of medical marijuana and CBD hemp products as more people turn to them to treat their anxiety, insomnia and pain during the COVID-19 pandemic. Voters in 2016 approved the state’s new medical marijuana… Read More→
Popular California marijuana company, “Cookies”, gets Florida license, prepared to open in 2021 September 22, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments A California-based cannabis company known for its celebrity partnerships, colorful marketing and crowd-drawing interiors is headed to Florida. COOKIES, headed up by Bay-area rapper Gilbert Anthony Milan Jr., or “Berner,” has acquired one of Florida’s 22 coveted medical marijuana treatment… Read More→
Florida marijuana patients able to gobble up pot products September 3, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Just one week after health officials signed off on guidelines for edible pot products, Florida’s largest medical marijuana operator on Wednesday began selling THC-infused brownies, cookies, chocolates and gel caps in Tallahassee. The edible products are appearing on shelves nearly… Read More→
Edibles could boost Florida’s medical marijuana sales by $200M annually August 31, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments The addition of edibles to Florida’s medical marijuana market could boost a projected near-$1 billion in 2020 cannabis sales by 20 percent, or $200 million, industry analysts said. The Florida Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU) released long-awaited guidelines for… Read More→
Florida quietly publishes medical marijuana edibles rules August 28, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments In 2015, a small group of Department of Health employees including Florida’s chief medical marijuana regulator, Christian Bax, and then-surgeon general Celeste Philip hopped on a plane to Denver. They linked up with the Colorado Department of Public Health to… Read More→
Did Florida lawmakers break the law in regulating medical marijuana? May 7, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments In a case that could have important implications for the medical-marijuana industry, Florida Supreme Court justices Wednesday waded into a battle about whether the state has properly carried out a 2016 constitutional amendment that broadly legalized marijuana for patients. The… Read More→
Recreational pot supporters in Florida fire back on new law April 28, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments With a hearing next week in the Florida Supreme Court, backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow people to use recreational marijuana are disputing arguments by the state Senate that a new law should help block the ballot… Read More→
Medical marijuana industry booming in Florida during COVID-19 pandemic April 24, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Since Florida confirmed its first COVID-19 cases early last month, people are getting more things delivered, from groceries to food, to mixed cocktails to go. And more and more Floridians are having medical marijuana delivered straight to their homes “In… Read More→
Florida Legislature not moving to address marijuana legislation this session February 11, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments As the Legislature reaches the halfway point of the 2020 session, no committee has yet to hear any of the wide range of bills filed to address a list of issues in Florida’s medical marijuana program. Marijuana advocates are frustrated… Read More→
Recreational pot ballot proposal fizzles, but new pot bills filed in Tallahassee January 14, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Voters will not vote to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida this year. After a brief but expensive campaign, the Make it Legal Florida political committee ended its effort Monday to get recreational marijuana on the 2020 ballot. The campaign, which… Read More→
Legalize marijuana amendment should be kept off the ballot, Florida GOP leaders tell Supreme Court January 8, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Attorney General Ashley Moody and the state House and Senate want the Florida Supreme Court to reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational marijuana use, arguing the measure wouldn’t fully inform voters that pot remains illegal under federal… Read More→
Recreational marijuana backers in Florida seek more time for petition signatures January 2, 2020 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Arguing that a new law violates constitutional rights, supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize recreational marijuana filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking more time to submit petition signatures to get on the November ballot. The political committee Make… Read More→
Finally, you’ll be able to buy marijuana the way you want it in Florida December 2, 2019 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Many of Florida’s marijuana dispensaries were not ready when Gov. Ron DeSantis made smokable medical marijuana legal in March.They were busy making oils, capsules, vape cartridges and other cannabis products. In recent months, dispensaries have been struggling to provide enough smokable whole… Read More→
Recreational Weed Would Pump $190 Million Into Florida’s Economy, Report Says November 23, 2019 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments If approved in 2020, recreational marijuana could inject a whopping $190 million in sales tax and tourism dollars into Florida each year. That's according to a recent financial analysis of an ongoing ballot initiative, which a state commission reviewed earlier this month.… Read More→