Christine Jordan SextonOctober 19, 2022
As demand for medical marijuana increases, Florida regulators request more staff, money to keep pace
9min0
The Office of Medical Marijuana Use says it needs $6.2M to keep pace with regulatory demands.
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Christine Jordan SextonOctober 19, 2022
Scott PowersFebruary 2, 2016
3min246
A bill that would tighten safety and security measures for the production of medical marijuana plus limit the medical specialties of the doctors allowed to prescribe it was approved Tuesday by a House subcommittee. The Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee voted 12-0, with no one voicing opposition, to move House Bill 1313 forward. The bill would […]
Jim RosicaOctober 6, 2015
4min319
Two lawmakers – one Republican, one Democrat – expressed frustration Tuesday over the state Health Department’s delay in putting Florida’s lone medical marijuana law into action. In 2014, the state legalized low-THC, or “non-euphoric,” marijuana to help children with severe seizures and muscle spasms. The department is charged with setting up a system to make sure […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 25, 2015
3min334
One of three state government officials tapped to dole out licenses for low-THC marijuana in Florida has stepped down. Last month, the Florida Department of Health on Friday announced the members of the “substantive review panel” within the Office of Compassionate Use. Florida legalized low-THC, or “non-euphoric,” marijuana last year to help children with severe muscle […]
Phil AmmannMay 27, 2015
5min163
After months of legal wrangling and court battles, Florida is closer to allowing production of non-euphoric medical marijuana under the law known as “Charlotte’s Web” passed last year. On Wednesday, a Tallahassee administrative judge rejected the last challenge to the state’s draft rules. Judge David Watkins dismissed the claim by Baywood Nurseries of Apopka, which said the […]