Category: Florida
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Florida to Accept Medical Marijuana Applications
State of Florida (GNIS 294478) Application Window of the Regulatory Agency RULE NO.: RULE TITLE: 64ER23-1 Application Window for April 2023 MMTC Batching Cycle SPECIFIC REASONS FOR FINDING AN IMMEDIATE DANGER TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE: Pursuant to Chapter 2022-157, § 18, Laws of Florida, the Department is not required to make findings…
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Florida’s Administration Unites Against Marijuana During Supreme Court Arguments
The Florida Supreme Court held oral arguments yesterday on two significant cases involving marijuana. The court heard arguments relating to a request by the Attorney General on whether an adult-use ballot initiative met the state’s legal requirements as well as the continuation of the Florigrown lawsuit against the Department of Health challenging the state’s license…
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Florida Introduces Bill to Remove Medical Marijuana Dispensary Caps
The Florida Legislature introduced House Bill 149 that would remove the state’s cap on the number of medical marijuana alternative treatment centers that are allowed in the state. The 2015 process for allocating licenses for the state’s 142 dispensaries has been heavily criticized and is the subject of over 25 lawsuits. The state’s regulatory regime…
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Only 766,200 More Signatures Needed to Make it Legal in Florida
The Make It Legal Florida organization filed a petition in Florida to legalize recreational marijuana. Organizers will need 766,200 signatures to place the petition on the state’s 2020 election ballot. If the goal is reached, Florida voters will be able to determine whether the state’s constitution should be amended to legalize adult-use marijuana possession and…
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Florida Court Says State’s Restrictions on Medical Marijuana Industry are Unconstitutional
Florida’s Court of Appeals ruled that the state’s medical marijuana rules are unconstitutional. Florigrown, LLC filed the lawsuit in 2017 against the Department of Health after it rejected Florigrown’s efforts to register as a medical marijuana treatment center as permitted by the state’s 2016 constitutional amendment. Florigrown argued that the state’s 2017 legislation unconstitutionally limited…
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Florida Legislature Abandons Recreational Marijuana Bill as the Regular Session Closes
The Florida Legislature postponed and withdrew 11 bills related to marijuana and hemp as it closed its regular session on May 3, 2019. Most notably, the bid to enact legislation to legalize commercial recreational marijuana in Florida will not occur until the legislature reconvenes in 2020. A full list of the bills that were suspended…
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Florida Legislature Passes Business Friendly Hemp Program on Last Day of Regular Session
The Florida Legislature passed a bill to implement a hemp program in the state in accordance with the 2018 Farm Bill on the last day of the legislative session, May 3, 2019. The new law will require the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish a licensing and oversight program for the cultivation, distribution…
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Free Cannabis Legislative Tracker For 20 States: Access THC, Hemp And CBD Bills
Access our free legislative trackers for Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah and Washington. Review and access the cannabis & hemp bills introduced by the State Legislatures in the 2019-2020 session. The trackers include a summary description…
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Free Cannabis Legislative Tracker For 20 States: Access THC, Hemp And CBD Bills
Access our free legislative trackers for Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah and Washington. Review and access the cannabis & hemp bills introduced by the State Legislatures in the 2019-2020 session. The trackers include a summary description…
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Free Cannabis Legislative Tracker For 20 States: Access THC, Hemp And CBD Bills
Access our free legislative trackers for Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah and Washington. Review and access the cannabis & hemp bills introduced by the State Legislatures in the 2019-2020 session. The trackers include a summary description…