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New Poll Shows Florida Voters Overwhelmingly Approve of Medical Marijuana

Although Florida citizens narrowly voted against legalizing medical marijuana this past Election Day, a new poll of Sunshine State voters revealed that Floridians are in favor of both legalizing marijuana for medical use and decriminalizing weed for personal use. The new…

Tampa-Area Man Florida’s First Hemp “Ambassador” as Legalization Push Takes Off

March 31, 2015
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TARPON SPRINGS — Bob Clayton’s first encounter with hemp was at a health food store where the fibrous plant was sold in bottles as an ideal source of protein and omega acids. At the time, he had no idea of…

Two New Challenges to Florida’s Medical Marijuana Rules

Florida's attempt to create a non-euphoric medical marijuana industry took a couple more hits this week as a Central Florida grower and a South Florida trade association charged that proposed rules were not legal. A partnership of Master Growers of…

Hemp Bill Gets Unanimous Approval in Florida Senate Committee

March 24, 2015
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Marijuana may have its detractors but hemp, pot’s first cousin, got a unanimous go-ahead Monday from a state Senate committee amid promises that it could prove a budding new industry for Florida growers. Sen. Jeff Clemens, D-Lake Worth, who has…

Florida Bill For Full-Fledged Medical Marijuana System Seems Dead For Now

Non-euphoric pot may nudge forward in the Legislature this year, but the window for a full-fledged medical marijuana system has all but slammed shut. A bill by Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, that would allow broad use of medical marijuana…

GOP’s Florida Dilemma: Pass a Marijuana Law Now, or Face Ballot Measure in 2016

The unlikely pitch from medical marijuana legalization advocates to conservatives who control the Florida Legislature goes like this: Pass a law now — or risk hurting the GOP presidential candidate by having a referendum on the 2016 ballot. A constitutional…

Prospects Dim For a Medical Marijuana Bill in Florida This Year

The prospects of the Florida Legislature expanding medical marijuana usage or Medicaid do not look good, if four Republicans who represent most of Sarasota County are any indication. Speaking to the Sarasota Republican Club on Thursday night, the lawmakers said…

Democratic National Chairwoman Getting Challenged by Pot Activists in Florida

MIAMI — Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s interest in running for U.S. Senate has encountered strong resistance from a traditional ally of her party: medical marijuana activists. Because of her congressional votes and her criticisms of a Florida…

Florida Law Enforcement Officials Back Medical Marijuana Legislation

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, a key opponent to Florida's medical marijuana amendment, says he could support a new legislative push to legalize pot for patients. And he's not alone in the law enforcement community. Gualtieri told the Tampa Bay…

Florida Republican State Senator Introduces Medical Marijuana Bill

Florida medical physicians would be allowed to prescribe "medical-grade" marijuana to needy patients under a major cannabis bill filed Monday by a top Florida Republican state senator. The legislation proposed by St. Petersburg Sen. Jeff Brandes would allow people who…

Florida’s Medical Pot Advocates Answer Opponents’ Issues in New Petition

TAMPA — When the campaign for a constitutional amendment to broadly legalize medical marijuana in Florida failed in November, advocates promised they’d be back. They haven’t wasted much time. United for Care, the chief proponent for medicinal pot, said earlier…