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James CallFebruary 4, 2015

Medicinal marijuana advocates will focus on a Tallahassee meeting room today and Thursday as stakeholders and officials hammer out regulations for a Charlotte’s Web law. Their focus will return to the Florida Capitol next week when the effort to broaden the authorization to use marijuana as a medicine is expected to pick up steam. Advocates from […]

James CallFebruary 3, 2015

The Department of Health has scheduled a 14-hour workshop Wednesday to negotiate rules implementing the state’s medicinal marijuana law. Wednesday’s marathon will be followed Thursday with a meeting scheduled to last until concluded. The Office of Compassionate Use entered into a negotiated rule making process with stakeholders after an administrative judge threw out its first […]

James CallFebruary 3, 2015

The Department of Health has scheduled a 14-hour workshop Wednesday to negotiate rules implementing the state’s medicinal marijuana law. Wednesday’s marathon will be followed Thursday with a meeting scheduled to last until concluded. The Office of Compassionate Use entered into a negotiated rule making process with stakeholders after an administrative judge threw out its first […]

James CallFebruary 3, 2015

A bill exempting taxpayers’ email addresses from the state’s open record law Tuesday cleared a Senate committee on a 7 to 0 vote. Sen. Jack Latvala argues the proposal protects consumers from scammers who use digital skills to defraud people. “We want to protect people from being ripped off. It’s fraud,” said Latvala, who had […]

James CallFebruary 3, 2015

A bill exempting taxpayers’ email addresses from the state’s open record law Tuesday cleared a Senate committee on a 7 to 0 vote. Sen. Jack Latvala argues the proposal protects consumers from scammers who use digital skills to defraud people. “We want to protect people from being ripped off. It’s fraud,” said Latvala, who had […]

James CallFebruary 2, 2015

In two weeks Florida’s lobbying corps will know which firms will be subjected to state-mandated audits. The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee met Monday and laid out a time line for implementing a 10-year old law mandating audits of lobbying firms quarterly compensation reports. The firms to be audited will be selected Feb. 19 and the […]

James CallFebruary 2, 2015

In two weeks Florida’s lobbying corps will know which firms will be subjected to state-mandated audits. The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee met Monday and laid out a time line for implementing a 10-year old law mandating audits of lobbying firms quarterly compensation reports. The firms to be audited will be selected Feb. 19 and the […]

James CallFebruary 2, 2015

Pollsters continue to tell Floridians they overwhelming support the idea of allowing marijuana to be used as medicine. A Gravis Insights poll conducted last week found 64 percent of respondents said they would support a 2016 ballot initiative which read: Allows medical use of marijuana for individuals with debilitating medical conditions as determined by a […]

James CallFebruary 2, 2015

Pollsters continue to detect overwhelming support among Floridians for allowing marijuana to be used as medicine. A Gravis Insights poll conducted this past week found 64 percent of respondents said they would back a 2016 ballot initiative that read: “Allows medical use of marijuana for individuals with debilitating medical conditions as determined by a licensed […]

James CallJanuary 30, 2015

A Chicago, Atlanta, and two Tallahassee-based accounting firms have qualified to certify Florida lobbyists’ compensation reports. The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee has qualified proposals from Chicago-based Grant Thornton, Atlanta’s Warrant Averett and Tallahassee-based Carroll and Company and the Carr, Riggs & Ingram firm for contracts to audit the reports. Last year more than $200 million […]

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Jeff Brandes sees quiet groundswell of support; marijuana rally planned for Tally

DOH schedules a marathon workshop to hammer out Charlotte's Web regulations

DOH schedules a marathon workshop to hammer out Charlotte’s Web regulations

Jack Latvala's proposed open record exemption sails through first committee stop

Jack Latvala’s proposed open record exemption sails through first committee stop

Lobbying firms will know February 19 whether they'll be audited

Lobbying firms will know February 19 whether they’ll be audited

Poll finds support for medicinal marijuana remains above 64 percent

Poll finds Florida voter support for medicinal marijuana remains above 64 percent

Four CPA firms selected to audit lobbyists; examinations to begin in late February