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Jim RosicaSeptember 30, 2015

It’s still not clear how much a proposed constitutional amendment allowing medical use of marijuana will cost the state to implement, nor how much Florida will gain financially from it. The state’s Financial Impact Estimating Conference, made up of various state officials, met Wednesday to go over nearly 600 pages of reference material on the initiative. One […]

Ryan RayAugust 4, 2015

The solo practice run by lobbyist Alan Suskey may not have a big office on Adams Street, but it does make a good deal of money. According to recently filed state records, Suskey Consulting took in an estimated $150,000 between April and June alone. The greatest contributions to Suskey’s highly efficient payroll came from Save Our Society […]

James CallApril 10, 2015

A fix for Florida’s Charlotte’s Web law is headed to the Senate floor after lawmakers amended the proposal to address concerns of drug abuse prevention experts. In a series of amendments to SPB 7066, approved by the Rules Committee, advertising of cannabis products and marketing edibles attractive to children is prohibited. Lawmakers also placed restrictions on testing […]

Tag: Alan Suskey

State panel talks dollars and cents of medical pot

Lobbyist Alan Suskey, now on his own, brings in at least $150K in Q2 of 2015

Charlotte Web “glitch” bill bans candy, edibles for kids