Staff ReportsMay 27, 2021
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Court ruled against Florigrown challenge.
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Staff ReportsMay 27, 2021
Wire ServicesOctober 7, 2020
8min405
A Tampa-based company contends vertical integration limits the number of companies that can participate in the industry.
Jim RosicaJuly 17, 2019
5min492
"The state does not always speak with one voice."
Jim RosicaJune 12, 20195min786
"If they're entitled to a license, they'll get it."
Staff ReportsApril 16, 2019
4min793
"This is more of the same, and that would be disappointing."
Jim RosicaJanuary 4, 20199min1193
In a rebuke to lawmakers and the Rick Scott Administration that was stunning even for Tallahassee Circuit Judge Karen Gievers, she struck down the 2017 state law regulating medical marijuana, saying it conflicted with the state constitution. In the spirit of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, known for his pre-fight rhymes, Gievers opined that in Florida “the medical […]
Staff ReportsNovember 29, 2018
3min329
The Florida House of Representatives on Thursday appealed a circuit judge’s decision denying it from intervening in a medical marijuana lawsuit. House general counsel Adam Tanenbaum filed the “notice of appeal” to the 1st District Court of Appeal. Tallahassee-based Circuit Judge Charles Dodson filed the written version of his decision earlier in the day, after ruling from the bench last […]
Jim RosicaAugust 21, 2018
6min504
A special panel of lawmakers continues to demand answers from medical marijuana regulators, according to a new letter obtained Tuesday through a public record request. Among the latest queries from the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee (JAPC): The identities of “subject matter experts” that the Department of Health plans to use to evaluate license applications, and whether a rule governing […]
Jim RosicaAugust 7, 2018
5min405
Despite a Tallahassee judge declaring significant parts of the state’s medical marijuana law unconstitutional, the law’s chief architect on Tuesday said he was confident the law would be affirmed. “The trial court ruling injected unnecessary uncertainty into the emerging medical marijuana marketplace,” said Senate Appropriations Chairman Rob Bradley, a Fleming Island Republican. “I’m confident that our appellate courts will […]
Jim RosicaAugust 6, 20186min1756
A Tallahassee judge eviscerated the state law on medical marijuana, declaring major provisions to be unconstitutional. The ruling came in a challenge brought by Florigrown, which had been denied a chance to become a “medical marijuana treatment center” (MMTC), or provider. The company is partly owned by Tampa strip club mogul and free speech advocate Joe Redner. […]