Phil AmmannJanuary 19, 2019
41min1046
"We need to take all of Florida’s irreplaceable, historic artifacts and move them up 4 feet.”
Tag: John MorganConditions at housing for MacDill Air Force Base have been unacceptable for a long time, says Kathy Castor. Image via MacDill AFB.
Phil AmmannJanuary 19, 2019
Scott PowersJanuary 17, 2019
12min2413
"Whether or not they have to smoke it, who am I to judge that?"
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 25, 2018
4min699
State Senator Jeff Brandes will revive an amendment he filed during the 2019 Legislative Session that would expand medical marijuana access and allow patients to smoke their medicine, he said during a dispensary opening in St. Petersburg Thursday. Brandes’ 2017 amendment would have shifted Florida’s medical marijuana law from its current “vertical” structure that requires […]
Jim RosicaOctober 25, 2018
5min457
Orlando attorney, entrepreneur and marijuana advocate John Morgan gave his full-throated endorsement to Democrat Nikki Fried in the race for Agriculture Commissioner. Morgan, a self-made multi-millionaire known for his personal injury law firm’s ubiquitous advertisements, announced his support in a Thursday tweet. He admitted that the office of Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services, a […]
Scott PowersOctober 12, 2018
5min516
Orlando lawyer and medical marijuana champion John Morgan posted a video on social media Friday morning declaring his full support for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum and attacking Gov. Rick Scott and Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis, mainly over marijuana. “Electing this guy [Gillum] is so critical to everything marijuana in Florida,” Morgan declares in the five-minute […]
Scott PowersOctober 10, 2018
3min451
Celebrity lawyer, medical marijuana champion and one-time Democratic rainmaker John Morgan has endorsed Democrat Anna Eskamani for her bid to be elected to the Florida Hous in Orange County’s House District 47. “I am proud to endorse Anna Eskamani for Florida State House District 47,” Morgan stated in a news release issued by Eskamani’s campaign. […]
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 […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 14, 2018
4min1344
The state constitution “creates a procedural right to seek treatment with smokable marijuana,” according to a new filing in an appeal by patients seeking to light up medicinal cannabis. Attorney Jon Mills filed a 48-page answer brief late Thursday, in response to the state’s 57-page brief last month arguing that the smoking of medical marijuana […]
Danny McAuliffeAugust 28, 2018
5min529
Nikki Fried won the primary election for Agriculture Commissioner Tuesday night, defeating Democratic opponents Roy David Walker and Jeff Porter. Fried, a Broward-based lawyer and medical marijuana lobbyist, entered the race relatively late in June but became a quick favorite who easily outraised Walker and Porter and stood out among their lackluster campaigns. “I’m honored that Florida Democrats […]
Jacob OglesAugust 20, 2018
6min1704
Wells Fargo closed down campaign accounts for Agriculture Commissioner candidate Nikki Fried after finding out she supported legalizing medical marijuana and accepted money from players in the industry. The Fort Lauderdale Democrat plans to address the bank’s “arbitrary, unprecedented action” at a Tallahassee news conference at the Capitol Monday morning. The bank first started inquiring about […]