Dara Kam - News Service of Florida
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The bill would bring to six the number of potentially lucrative licenses earmarked for Black farmers with ties to decades-old litigation about discriminatory lending practices by federal officials.
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Executive director Shamarial Roberson, an epidemiologist, says the association will advocate for “research and advancement” for medical marijuana.
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The bill would prohibit businesses from manufacturing or selling products that contain more than 0.3 percent delta-9 and place limits on other cannabinoids. A House version is also ready for the full chamber.
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The legislation would be contingent on the success of a proposed constitutional amendment seeking to authorize recreational marijuana.
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A Florida ballot initiative to legalize pot for general use is on the ballot in November, but a bill places caps on how strong the products can be.
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U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said he would try to deliver an opinion “as quick as I can” on law and rules prohibiting the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy to treat children for gender dysphoria.
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A health care package calls for spending nearly $900 million to shift patients away from emergency rooms, offset hospitals’ training costs and help doctors pay off debt, among other things.
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An administrative law judge found the $1.33 million renewal fee for medical marijuana companies to do business in Florida reflects the “plain language” of the Legislature's intent.
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Sanctuary Cannabis, one of 24 medical marijuana operators in the state, filed a challenge arguing that the health department's $1.33 million biennial fee is “wholly without logic or reason.”
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An administrative law judge issued an order allowing a challenge by Sanctuary Cannabis to proceed and granted an emergency motion to force health officials to provide info used to calculate the new fee.