Drew WilsonApril 1, 2023
59min0
Springtime Tallahassee is back with music, arts and crafts, a 10k race, fair food, and the 55th annual parade.
Tag: Drug Enforcement Administration
Drew WilsonApril 1, 2023
Associated PressJuly 13, 2021
14min1027
Mant close to Christian Sanon say he did not know of a murder plot.
Peter SchorschNovember 19, 2018
9min296
Consider this column an “open letter” of sorts to the Florida Department of Health. First, do no harm. Got that? Though those words are not actually printed in the Hippocratic Oath, but it’s still an important medical axiom. Here’s the deal. The feds recently passed a new law known as “Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes […]
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 […]
Staff ReportsMarch 2, 20175min335
Congressman Vern Buchanan Thursday demanded answers from the new Veterans Affairs secretary about the nationwide theft of opioids and prescription drugs intended to help suffering veterans. In a letter to VA Secretary David Shulkin, the Sarasota Republican wrote, “I’m concerned that Florida veterans may be at risk following press reports of a shocking spike in […]
Darryl PaulsonFebruary 14, 2017
7min435
No one disputes that opiate addiction is a national problem. Statistics show that over 52,000 Americans died because of drug abuse, or about 142 people a day. One-third of those deaths are from opioids prescribed by doctors. Although a national problem, Florida led the nation in opioid abuse until recently. Individuals from all over the […]
A.G. GancarskiApril 7, 2016
2min288
There were multiple reports Thursday that the DEA is going to consider moving cannabis off of Schedule 1 this year, where it now resides with heroin. In Jacksonville, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy was asked by FloridaPolitics.com about his dispensation toward this move. Spoiler alert: He did not commit to a position. Surgeon General Murthy said that […]
James CallApril 7, 2015
4min351
Florida’s war on marijuana cultivation was an unqualified success last year, according to the annual report from the Domestic Marijuana Eradication (DME) Program. In 2014, sheriff’s deputies and police officers statewide broke up a combined 582 marijuana grow houses and outdoor operations, said Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, who announced the findings on Tuesday. “Our partnership […]