After Florida lawmakers finally came to an agreement on the voter-approved medical cannabis expansion earlier this year, patients in the Sunshine State started lining up en masse to gain access to legal medicinal pot. In fact, the number of medical …
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Florida Medical Marijuana Producers Push for Rules on Edibles – News
Some of Florida’s medical marijuana producers are calling for the state to get serious about setting the rules regarding the production and sale of edible pot products. A report from the Sun Sentinel indicates that Surterra Florida, one of the …
Read More »Florida Misses Deadline to Issue Additional Medical Marijuana Licenses – News
Florida regulators have announced that they will miss the official deadline to issue five licenses to businesses hoping to cultivate or sell medical cannabis in the state. A recently-passed law expanding the rules and regulations for the state’s medical marijuana …
Read More »New Lawsuit Alleges Discrimination in Florida’s Medical Cannabis Licensing Laws – News
There are many social and economic benefits that stem from cannabis legalization, especially when it comes to reducing the pot-related incarceration rate that have plagued minority communities for decades. Although people of color have been (and continue to be) disproportionately …
Read More »The Man Who Brought Medical Marijuana to Florida Is Contemplating a Run for Governor – News
If there’s one man to thank for Florida’s new medical marijuana program, it’s John Morgan. The longtime lawyer and subsequent political fundraiser authored the bill and spent nearly $9 million of his own money to push the MMJ legislation to …
Read More »Drug Free America Foundation Releases “Marijuana and the Workplace Toolkit” for Employers – News
Although medical cannabis legalization is taking the United States by storm, many patients are uncertain about how their use will impact their standing at the workplace. Some medical marijuana cardholders have already faced discrimination by employers over their lawful right to treatment, and …
Read More »New Study Finds Legal Cannabis Equals Fewer Pharmaceuticals
“Legal access to cannabis may reduce the use of multiple classes of dangerous prescription medications in certain patient populations,” according to the results of a new study. Regardless of what some officials in the Trump administration believe, Americans have a …
Read More »She’s a medical marijuana advocate working to make Denver “Hollyweed”
Published: Sep 8, 2017, 7:56 pm • Updated: Sep 8, 2017, 7:56 pm By The Cannabist Staff Featured guest: Amy Dawn Bourlon-Hilterbran, medical cannabis advocate and founder of the nonprofit American Medical Refugees Foundation; creator of the “Talk to the …
Read More »Roger Stone Officially Dropped as Keynote Speaker by CWCBExpo – News
Although organizers with the Cannabis World Congress & Business Expo (CWCBExpo) initially said that they had no intention of eliminating Roger Stone, “an asset to the movement,” as its keynote speaker, it seems the mounting threat of an industry boycott …
Read More »Texas issues first medical medical license
Published: Sep 6, 2017, 2:40 pm • Updated: Sep 6, 2017, 2:40 pm By The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has issued its first medical marijuana license, and two more companies are expected to be awarded licenses soon. The …
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