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Scott PowersMay 10, 2016

The national market for legal marijuana, both for medical and recreational uses, is now in the range of $4 billion in annual sales, an industry analyst told a national conference in Orlando Tuesday. Chris Walsh, editorial director for Marijuana Business Daily, told hundreds gathered at the Marijuana Business Conference that his magazine’s surveys and data analysis indicate […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 3, 2016

An administrative court judge is leaving open the possibility that a third nursery in Northeast Florida can receive a license to grow and dispense medical marijuana. In an order Monday, Judge R. Bruce McKibben said Loop’s Nursery and Greenhouses cannot challenge the licenses given to Chestnut Hill Tree Farm and San Felasco Nurseries. However, McKibben […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 28, 2016

A Central Florida nursery is asking for administrative hearings to determine whether its application to cultivate and dispense medical marijuana should be approved. Treadwell Nursery filed a petition for formal administrative hearings Monday. The nursery filed the petition in response to the Department of Health’s decision to approve San Felasco Nurseries as a northeast Florida […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 26, 2016

John Morgan has a message for supporters of a medical marijuana ballot initiative: They won’t be bullied. In an email Tuesday, Morgan encouraged supporters to donate to the United for Care campaign and stand up against opponents, including St. Petersburg Republican financier Mel Sembler. Sembler told the Tampa Bay Times he was hoping to raise […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 26, 2016

The marijuana industry continues to expand in Florida. Hoban & Feola, a national law firm specializing in cannabis and hemp business law, announced Tuesday it was adding an attorney in Florida. The firm has brought on David Kotler, a medical marijuana attorney based out of Boca Raton. “The addition of expert attorneys such as David […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 11, 2016

The political committee backing the effort to legalize medical marijuana raised more than $41,000 last month, bringing its 2016 total to nearly $240,000. People United for Medical Marijuana raised $41,245 in March, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Division of Elections. The organization received 400 donations last month, dozens of them less than […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 8, 2016

The Florida Department of Health is beginning to develop rules for issuing registration cards for medical marijuana patients. The Department of Health’s Office of Compassionate Use is expected to begin the process of establishing a system for issuing registration cards for medical marijuana patients and their legal representatives. It is also expected to establish fees […]

Jim RosicaApril 7, 2016

Jennifer Tschetter, an attorney who was most recently Chief Operating Officer of the Florida Department of Health, is joining Tallahassee’s Hopping Green & Sams law firm to specialize in “health care law matters,” the firm announced in a press release. Tschetter leaves the department after state Surgeon General John Armstrong was forced out of his job. The Florida Senate […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 6, 2016

The Cannabis Caucus is headed to South Florida. The National Cannabis Industry Association will host a Florida Cannabis Caucus on April 14 in Miami. The organization’s quarterly caucus event will be held at the Marseilles Hotel, and will feature Ben Pollara, campaign manager for the United for Care ballot initiative. The National Cannabis Industry Association […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 5, 2016

Another nursery could soon be growing and dispensing medical marijuana in Florida. On Monday, the Department of Health notified San Felasco Nurseries that it had been approved as a dispensing organization for the northeast region. The approval, which was first reported by the News Service of Florida, comes a little more than a month after […]

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National legal pot market in range of $4 billion, conference told

Judge: Nursery may be able to pursue medical pot license under new law

Treadwell Nursery challenging DOH response to updated medical marijuana law

Email Insights: John Morgan calls out Mel Sembler in fundraising email

Boca Raton attorney David Kotler joins national law firm specializing in cannabis business law

Medical marijuana backers raise more than $41K in March

DOH to start on rules for medical pot ID cards

Jennifer Tschetter leaves Health Department for Hopping Green

National Cannabis Industry Association scheduled to host Florida Cannabis Caucus in Miami

6th nursery gets Department of Health OK to enter medical marijuana business