Jim RosicaJanuary 21, 2019
9min1149
Eleven people applied, including the managing director of Florida for Care.
Tag: cannabis
Jim RosicaJanuary 21, 2019
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 19, 2019
4min489
Harry Cohen wants to tax marijuana, too.
Ryan NicolJanuary 17, 2019
4min668
The bill would increase the number of licenses available to institutions to study the drug.
A.G. GancarskiDecember 13, 2018
3min378
Surterra, one of the leaders in Florida and elsewhere in the booming medical cannabis industry, expanded its Texas product lines this week. The latest formulation is called Tranquil™: a high-CBD, low-THC medical cannabis tincture for patients living with intractable epilepsy. “We are thrilled to offer epilepsy patients in Texas a compelling new treatment option through the launch of […]
Jim RosicaDecember 3, 2018
4min719
A medical marijuana provider in Florida warned customers of a data breach involving its website. AltMed, which does business as MüV, posted on its Facebook page Saturday. A customer had alerted it earlier that day that “customer information could be accessed through a search utility on (the) website. Within 10 minutes, our Information Technology staff […]
Drew WilsonNovember 8, 2018
5min353
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 announced on Thursday that it had entered into agreements to acquire 100 percent of both companies. Before they are official, the purchases must receive regulatory […]
Jim RosicaNovember 1, 2018
6min633
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. Bondi’s filing with the Secretary of State notes there are now about “64 patients in the state of Florida who are legally using an FDA-approved […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 25, 2018
6min784
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 the city’s busiest thoroughfares. State Senator Jeff Brandes called the new dispensary “the Apple Store of cannabis.” Unlike other treatment centers, Surterra designed all of […]
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 27, 2018
8min259
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 County was cautious in allowing medical cannabis dispensaries to open, but the conservative Northeast Florida county eventually saw benefit. In October 2017, the city of […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 21, 2018
5min714
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 Redner to grow and make juice of his own medical marijuana. Outside counsel for the Department of Health filed an initial brief Thursday in its appeal at […]
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