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Melissa RossAugust 20, 2015

Even though a 120-day moratorium on dispensing Charlotte’s Web is still in place in Jacksonville, one official involved with regulating the drug for cultivation and sale says the process is moving forward, albeit very slowly, for getting the non-euphoric THC oil into the hands of sick patients. “Over the past few weeks, everyone has learned […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 18, 2015

In Jacksonville, the political game is a sport with stops and starts. At the end of Tuesday afternoon’s Charlotte’s Web workshop, it was mentioned that the workshop may reconvene in a month. The workshop occasioned some interesting discussion, which was, according to palliative care nurses in the audience, demonstrative of a lack of real understanding […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 18, 2015

The Tuesday afternoon joint Charlotte’s Web workshop between Jacksonville’s Planning Commission and Land Use and Zoning drew few people. A few nurses and a smattering of other interested parties showed to discuss 2015-485, an ordinance establishing a partial moratorium on cultivation for 90 days (banned except in agricultural zones) and a full 120-day moratorium on […]

Phil AmmannAugust 14, 2015

Although a state lawmaker is trying to expand the low-potency pot already legal in Florida, it might be too little to do any real good for medical marijuana supporters. The problem is not the law, they say. It is political gridlock. This week, Republican state Rep. Greg Steube filed HB 63, an effort to expand […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 14, 2015

Earlier this summer, the Jacksonville City Council passed, without any significant debate or public notice, a emergency moratorium on the dispensing and cultivation of Charlotte’s Web. The bill was rushed through Land Use and Zoning, and presented as an addendum item at the end of a packed Council meeting. The media, rushing to file stories […]

Ryan RayAugust 13, 2015

Sarasota Rep. Greg Steube filed a bill Thursday that would expand the state’s low-THC medical cannabis regime. The bill – HB 63 – contains several provisions that would substantially lower some barriers to entry for would-be medical cannabis growers and manufacturers, most notably a lack of limits on the number of manufacturers. Under current law, only five […]

Ryan RayJuly 23, 2015

In the wake of the exit of Patti Nelson — who was at the helm of the state Department of Health’s nascent Office of Compassionate Use since its 2014 inception — the agency has picked a replacement just two days later. Taking over will be Christian Bax, who joins the office by way of CBK Consulting, […]

Ryan RayJuly 20, 2015

Patricia “Patti” Nelson, who has led the Department of Health’s Office of Compassionate Use since its inception in 2014, is leaving the department and joining the Executive Office of the Governor, a DOH spokesman said Monday. “Patricia Nelson will be rejoining the Governor’s Office of Policy and Budget,” read a response to an inquiry. “The […]

Ryan RayJuly 8, 2015

The Department of Health on Wednesday evening released the final list of commercial growers hoping to receive one of five state licenses to grow marijuana for use in Charlotte’s Web, a low-THC cannabis-derived drug that will treat Floridians with certain chronic or terminal illnesses. They are as follows, divided by region. The state will issue one […]

Ryan RayJune 25, 2015

As local governments in Jacksonville, Broward County and Miami-Dade move to relax their rules governing the use and possession of marijuana – amid an ongoing parallel process in which the Department of Health is now accepting licenses to produce low-THC Charlotte’s Web under a 2013 state law – it’s fair to say that business is, […]

Tag: Charlotte’s Web

Charlotte’s Web in Jacksonville: “We need to move quickly”

Jax LUZ OKs Charlotte’s Web moratorium

Jax Charlotte’s Web workshop resolves few issues, draws minimal public interest

Email insights: New Charlotte’s Web expansion bill doesn’t go far enough, says United for Care

Charlotte’s Web workshop on Tuesday in Jax

Greg Steube files low-THC cannabis bill

DOH announces new Compassionate Use director

Compassionate Use director Patti Nelson leaving DOH

DOH announces 28 applicants for Charlotte’s Web licenses

Recent moves in Jacksonville, South Florida herald “exciting times” for medical pot advocates