The Ten Best Things to Do in South Florida This Week
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Nikki Fried: Florida Needs Smokeable Marijuana Now
Twenty-seven months have passed since Floridians overwhelmingly voted for the right to access medical marijuana. But you wouldn’t know it by the way the previous administration obstructed access, slowed implementation, and denied the will of the people. Nearly 200,000 patients in Florida have used this medicine for relief from terminal…
What Floridians Should Know About CBD, Pot’s Nonpsychoactive Sibling
Last week, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried — the only Democrat elected statewide in the 2018 midterms — shook up her 4,000-employee agency by appointing Holly Bell the state’s first-ever cannabis director. While Fried campaigned on a promise to increase medical marijuana access, both she and the new…
Florida Dems Pass Bizarre “Unity” Resolution Aimed at Silencing Party Critics
The Florida Democrats are constantly in a shambles — but they’re even more of a mess than usual lately. Left-leaning voices within the party are furious at leader Terrie Rizzo and second-in-command Juan Peñalosa since Republicans flattened the Dems in statewide races during the 2018 midterm elections. After the losses, critics noted that…
The UN and Red Cross Keep Criticizing the Trump/Rubio Group’s Moves on Venezuela
President Donald Trump has effectively deputized Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to lead the administration’s regime-change efforts in Venezuela. Despite the involvement of warmongering National Security Advisor John Bolton and genocide abetter Elliott Abrams, even most mainstream Democrats are praising Rubio’s push to oust Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro.
One Year Later: Local Events Honor the Victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting
One year after the tragic shooting at MSD High School, the Parkland community gathers to remember the victims at these memorial events.
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Lime Scooter Rental Company Sued by Family of Broward General Medical Center Employee Who Was Struck and Remains in Vegetative State
Scooter rental company, Lime, has been named in a negligence lawsuit suit for advising riders to “break the law” when using its electric scooters. The lawyers of Ashanti Jordan, a 28-year-old who was struck by a car late last year while using the e-scooter, claim the scooters are illegal in Florida because the company advises users to ride on the streets and not sidewalks. Motorized scooters and bicycles are prohibited on Florida roads.
Florida Passed a Sneaky Conservative Legal Rule That Let Judges Allow Glades Oil Drilling
In theory, Florida’s Constitutional Revision Commission is a useful body: The group convenes every 20 years and considers amendments to the state constitution. But in practice, the CRC lately has been gamed by lawmakers. It’s bundled disparate concepts to produce absolutely weird results: an amendment put up for public vote…
New Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale Finally Approved By Congress
Fort Lauderdale’s moldy, leaky federal courthouse is officially on its way out. South Florida legislators today announced Congress has given final approval to spending $190 million on construction of a brand new facility. Judges and attorneys have long complained of roof leaks, flooding and space constraints at the 40-year-old courthouse,…
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Floridians Can Buy Thousands of Guns Online With No Background Checks
Just yesterday, alt-right hero and white-supremacist-adjacent Florida congressman Matt Gaetz tried to kick parents of Parkland shooting victims out of a federal gun-violence hearing. The video footage of the event, captured by CSPAN, is insane for a number of reasons: For one, Gaetz conducts himself like a petulant child. Moreover:…
Chris Bosh Agrees With ESPN’s Jalen Rose: Big Three Should Get Their Own Statue
With the Miami Heat battling it out for a higher playoff seed — while at the same time making money moves in trading Tyler Johnson to the Phoenix Suns to save cap room — there’s a question on the minds of all Miami Heat fans:
“Stand Up for Innocence” Comedy Show Spotlights Wrongful Convictions in Florida
As of today, the foundation has exonerated 18 men who were wrongfully imprisoned and served a collective 350 years in prison for crimes they did not commit. IPF Executive Director Seth Miller says the show is an annual community gathering to raise awareness of wrongful convictions and help support the organization’s drive to achieve justice for those wrongfully incarcerated.
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The Ten Best Things to Do in South Florida This Week
Adam Sandler, Gretchen Wilson and The Magpie Salute keep you entertained this week. And, the Garlic Festival keeps your breath smelling interesting.
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz Tries to Eject Parkland Dad From Gun Violence Hearing
By now, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has made it almost blatantly clear he’s in the pocket of the gun lobby. Less than two weeks after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Gaetz tweeted, “The @NRA is an organization that takes 100% of the blame for the conduct of 0% of its members.” Then, in May, he accepted a $2,500 campaign donation from the organization. To no one’s surprise, the NRA endorsed Gaetz, a Republican who represents the Pensacola area, for Congress last July.
Five Rules New Dolphins Coach Brian Flores Must Follow to Succeed in Miami
Two years ago, the Miami Dolphins introduced coach Adam Gase to their fans. We here at Miami New Times attempted to give him a glimpse into what Dolphins fans were all about, what they were thirsty for, and, in general, what to expect. He didn’t listen. He did not provide any…
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South Florida Family Wins Right to Drill for Oil in Everglades
The Florida Everglades sure seem like a place where oil rigs don’t belong. The unique habitat contains tons of endangered species — and humans have demonstrably corrupted it enough already. But today, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee ruled that an investment company in Broward County…
Former NFL Star Dwayne Bowe’s “Island” in Davie Goes for $3500 Per Night
Dwayne Bowe’s eight bedroom and seven bath mansion, located just off of Stirling Road and University Drive, is an adult playground with a basketball court, sand volleyball court, and arcade room. There’s also a spa and sauna room, a private lake with a dock for fishing, pool and oversized hot tub, and a nearly 2,000 sq. ft. covered patio.
Florida’s Big-Retail Lobby Says It Will Keep Fighting to Imprison More Petty Thieves
If you steal anything worth $300 or more in Florida, that counts as a felony. That is, to be blunt, an absurdly low number in 2019: It’s the second-lowest felony theft threshold in America (behind New Jersey), and Florida has not updated that number since 1987. Adjusted for inflation, $300…
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How to Get a Medical Marijuana Card in Florida
OK, we’re just gonna put it to you straight: Getting a medical marijuana card in Florida isn’t exactly the quickest or most affordable process. In all, it can take several weeks and run you $200 to $300 in initial fees before your ID card arrives in the…
Lauderhill Police Sergeant Who Allegedly Admitted to Offering Cash for Sex Has a History of Complaints
Lauderhill Police Dept. Sgt. Jason Scott Mahle has a history of complaints against him. Mahle was arrested on Jan. 12, 2019 in St. Petersburg, FL for soliciting a prostitute. After being mirandized, Mahle admitted the offense to the arresting officer, but then retained a lawyer and filed a written plea of not guilty.
Rick Scott Wants Trump to Declare Fake State of Emergency to Fund the Wall
Senator and flesh-hungry Nordic draugr Rick Scott has spent a lot of time lately attacking Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro. He is, in Scott’s estimation, a “dictator.” Scott’s tough talk, though, would be a lot less hypocritical if Florida’s newly minted U.S. senator weren’t also begging President Donald Trump to do some very dictator-like things of his own.
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Parkland Parents Call for Pulitzer for Sun Sentinel‘s Coverage of School Shooting
Over the months the Sun-Sentinel has been digging into the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, representatives for the Broward County School District have stonewalled the paper’s public records requests, ridiculed one of its reporters as “smelly” and “skanky,” and tried to have two more of its…