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Businesses in the Sunshine State should start thinking about how a ballot initiative to legalize recreational cannabis could impact their workplace policies and practices. The Florida Supreme Court recently approved the...more
It’s not a joke. On April 1, 2024, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that voters will decide in November whether Florida will become the 24th state to legalize adult-use marijuana. In the face of significant opposition that...more
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
Marking a significant development for the cannabis industry both in the state of Florida and throughout the U.S., an initiative will appear on the November 5, 2024, ballot in Florida, which could amend its constitution to...more
Earlier this week, the Florida legislature passed a bill (SB 1698) that will limit the amount of THC in hemp-derived products and threatens to upend the novel cannabinoid industry in the state. For the past few years,...more
A newly proposed piece of Florida legislation, HB 1053, aims to triple the required “buffer” distance between schools and medical marijuana treatment centers that cultivate, process, or dispense medical cannabis....more
Florida-based cannabis inventory tracking vendor Metrc LLC is asking a Colorado state court to toss a dispensary’s lawsuit challenging its process for charging so-called “support fees” as violative of state anti-trust and...more
On April 28, 2023, Texas and Florida both accepted the expected dozens of applications for a limited number of medical cannabis licenses in those respective states. In the background, Kentucky recently legalized medical...more
Big news out of the Sunshine State today. The Florida Office of Medical Marijuana Use has set the due date for applications for 22 more Medical Marijuana Treatment Center licenses. By Emergency Rule published today, the OMMU...more
The wait is finally over! The Florida Department of Health’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use released Emergency Rule 64ER22-9 this morning, setting the stage for how the department will handle the highly anticipated upcoming...more
The changes in the cannabis industry in Southeastern United States represent some of the most surprising and remarkable changes in the history of the industry... Originally published by Bloomberg Law....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
The wait may soon be over for those wishing to enter the Florida medical marijuana market. The Florida Department of Health's Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU) will soon open a general application process for additional...more
Florida Lawsuit Challenges Federal Regulations Regarding Firearm Purchases for Medical Cannabis Patients - Following a recent Supreme Court ruling, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked for more time to respond to a...more
Although it remains illegal under federal law, recreational marijuana is legal in more than a dozen states and in Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, June 22, 2021, Connecticut became the 18th state to legalize recreational...more
Focus on the presidential contest aside, on Election Day, voters in several states approved measures that will impact employers. Namely, Florida employers are now looking at years of incremental increases to the minimum...more
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
In 2016, Florida joined the ranks of states that legalized medical marijuana after voters approved a constitutional amendment, which led to the enactment of implementing statutes. Since then, more than three hundred thousand...more
House Speaker Jose Oliva announced on February 13, 2020, that establishing THC limits in all medical marijuana products sold to patients in Florida is a priority for the Florida House of Representatives this year. ...more
With the passing of the 2016 constitutional amendment and the Legislature’s enacting of statutes implementing the voters’ will, hundreds of thousands of Floridians have become lawful medical marijuana users. Originally...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Those in the marijuana industry in California will face a higher tax bill in January. The 15% tax rate will...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The southeast was a hotbed of marijuana-related activity this week. In Florida, Make It Legal’s ballot...more
This week, the Florida First District Court of Appeal held that the vertical integration requirement of Florida’s medical marijuana licensing scheme contravenes the 2016 constitutional amendment passed by Florida voters to...more
On June 25, 2019, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1020 (“SB 1020”) which creates an industrial hemp program in Florida and regulates the statewide cultivation and sale of hemp products. Since the 2018 Farm Bill’s removal...more
On June 25, 2019, Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis, signed Florida Senate Bill 1020, regulating hemp and hemp extract in Florida, which includes state regulation of the popular hemp derivative, cannabidiol (CBD). The bill,...more