Scott PowersMarch 20, 2019
6min524
'If we can't make it work, we won't go any further.'
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Scott PowersMarch 20, 2019
Jim RosicaMarch 7, 2019
6min1716
"The sale of CBD products is not currently legal in Florida."
Scott PowersFebruary 15, 2019
6min1562
'On a state level there really is no definition for tiny homes.'
Jim RosicaFebruary 7, 2019
10min441
Marijuana providers are "driving cash endlessly around in trucks."
Scott PowersJanuary 31, 2019
5min1625
"Florida's occupational licensing system needs to be overhauled," DeSantis said.
Staff ReportsJanuary 24, 2019
3min397
He called deregulation "a top priority of my administration."
Christine Jordan SextonDecember 6, 2018
6min265
The incoming administration of Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis may tinker with one of Gov. Rick Scott’s signature acts, pushed in response to Hurricane Irma. Lt. Gov.-elect Jeanette Nuñez told The News Service of Florida that a law requiring long-term care providers to have generators and a 72-hour supply of fuel on-site may need to be re-examined, […]
Danny McAuliffeNovember 3, 2018
5min221
The chief legal adviser to the Federal Communications Commission believes it’s incumbent upon the panel to be humble in its regulatory approach. During Friday remarks before the Economic Club of Florida, FCC General Counsel Thomas Johnson said “humility” is essential in order to learn from prior failings and adapt to the ever-evolving communications-technology landscape. Above all else, […]
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 RosicaMay 24, 2018
5min456
Despite lawmakers’ concerns, the Department of Health has final say over how medical marijuana plays out in Florida, the state’s top regulator suggested. The agency regulates the drug through its Office of Medical Marijuana Use. The office’s director, Christian Bax, spoke with reporters Thursday after a rulemaking hearing in Tallahassee. A legislative panel took Bax’s office to task […]