After months of anticipation following the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' recommendation to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance, we finally have insight into the...more
5/6/2024
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Following several failed attempts, Florida's conservative-leaning Supreme Court has paved the way for voters to consider a proposed state constitutional amendment on the November ballot aimed at allowing the recreational or...more
A constitutional ballot initiative was recently filed for Florida's 2024 General Election titled "Adult Personal Use of Marijuana." If approved by Florida voters, individuals 21 or older will be allowed "to possess, purchase,...more
8/18/2022
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Florida’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU), this week, released the long-awaited rules surrounding the production and sale of marijuana edibles in Florida. ...more
8/28/2020
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With the 2018 Farm Bill’s removal of hemp from the Controlled Substances Act (see (U.S.C. s. 1639p.), on the final day of the 2019 Legislative Session, the Florida House of Representatives and Senate followed the federal...more
While the two major political parties continue to assess their mixed results from the 2018 mid-term elections, the cannabis industry is in a decidedly celebratory mood as the map continues to turn green. Three states...more
On an interview Friday, June 8, 2018, President Donald J. Trump stated that he “really” supports new marijuana legislation filed by Senators Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). The bi-partisan measure...more
Florida lawmakers have finally passed legislation to implement Amendment 2, Florida’s medical marijuana constitutional amendment. The breakthrough came during the last afternoon of a three-day special session called after...more
Late last week, the White House provided the most significant insight since the inauguration as to how the Trump Administration will handle federal marijuana policy.
During an afternoon press briefing, White House press...more
On March 7, 2016, the Florida Senate approved a House version of a bill (HB 307) that will allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis of all strengths during the last year of their lives. HB 307 is now headed to...more