Bill Nelson files bill to get veterans access to medical cannabis
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, a Democrat facing a tough battle for re-election, filed a bill Wednesday that could help him with a key demographic: veterans seeking relief through medical cannabis. Federal law...
View ArticlePoll: Marijuana legalization support helps Nikki Fried’s Ag. Commish bid
Voters who support Florida’s medical marijuana law and especially those who support further legalization of marijuana appear to be lifting Nikki Fried into the lead in the Florida Agriculture...
View ArticleMarijuana smoking ban case smolders in appellate court
The state constitution “creates a procedural right to seek treatment with smokable marijuana,” according to a new filing in an appeal by patients seeking to light up medicinal cannabis. Attorney Jon...
View ArticleState asks court to reverse medical marijuana ‘home grow’ ruling
Saying a lower-court judge “misconstrued the plain language of Florida’s Medical Marijuana Amendment,” the state is asking an appellate court to reverse her ruling allowing Tampa strip club mogul Joe...
View ArticleWith future looking green, Surterra optimistic about medical cannabis
Representatives of medical marijuana provider Surterra were joined by members of the Clay County Chamber of Commerce on Thursday for a ribbon cutting that seemed implausible a couple of years ago. Clay...
View ArticleNew Surterra Wellness in St. Pete is not your daddy’s head shop
The medical marijuana treatment provider Surterra Wellness opened its 12th Florida location in St. Petersburg Thursday. The Medical Marijuana Treatment Center is located at 2001 Fourth Street on one of...
View ArticleCannabis chronicles: Pam Bondi OKs new marijuana-based drug
Following the feds’ lead, Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday issued an emergency rule allowing a new drug for child epilepsy patients that contains CBD, a ‘non-euphoric’ chemical from cannabis....
View ArticleTrulieve expanding national MMJ footprint with pair of acquisitions
The leading medical marijuana distributor in the Sunshine State is setting up shop in California and Massachusetts by way of a couple major acquisitions: Leef Industries and Life Essence. Trulieve...
View ArticleMatt Gaetz, Democratic ally back veterans’ marijuana bills
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz and a Massachusetts Democrat on Wednesday introduced a package of legislation to change the Department of Veterans Affairs’ medical marijuana practices in an attempt to make...
View ArticleHouse kept out of medical marijuana lawsuit
A Tallahassee judge refused Monday to allow the House of Representatives to intervene in a medical marijuana lawsuit, saying the Republican-dominated chamber should sue the federal government if...
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