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  Recreational Weed Would Pump $190 Million Into Florida's Economy, Report Says

  November 22 at 10:18 a.m.

  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. The analysts say the overall economic effect would...

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  Two Bills Could Dismantle Florida's Medical Marijuana "Cartel"

  November 22 at 10:07 a.m.

  In Florida, companies such as Philip Morris and Bacardi aren't required to cultivate and process raw plant material and then package, distribute, and sell their cigarettes and rum. But for some reason, state law requires medical marijuana producers to operate exactly that way. Florida legislation requires the medical marijuana industry...

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  Florida Lawsuit Shows Lack of Regulation for CBD Products, Experts Say

  October 14 at 10:37 a.m.

  Experts say a recent class-action lawsuit filed in Florida signals a growing need for more stringent regulation and enforcement of the hemp and CBD industries in the state. The suit alleges the Fort Lauderdale company Diamond CBD and the Denver-based First Capital Venture Co. misrepresented the amount of CBD in...

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  New Bill Would Make Florida 27th State to Decriminalize Marijuana

  August 6 at 11:35 a.m.

  As Floridians continue to ponder the idea of a not-so-distant future in which weed is legal, Democratic state Rep. Shevrin Jones has moved for more sudden action. Yesterday he introduced a bill that would decriminalize possession of certain quantities of marijuana in Florida.

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  Baptist Health Diagnoses Medical Marijuana Patient With Drug Abuse

  August 6 at 10:03 a.m.

  The morning of June 20, Michael Morell woke up as he did every weekday, when his alarm clock rang at 6. The 34-year-old father of two sat up and reached over to his bedside table to hit snooze. But when he attempted to lie back down, his muscles became rigid, leaving him frozen in a sitting position.

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  With Petition Milestone, Recreational Marijuana Is One Step Closer in Florida

  July 31 at 12:40 p.m.

  For years, Floridians have watched from the sidelines as states such as Colorado, California, and even Michigan have legalized recreational marijuana. But with activists pushing to get recreational weed on the 2020 ballot in Florida, the possibility of legalization now seems likelier than ever. Yesterday the advocacy group Regulate Florida...