cannabis

A proposed rule sent to the federal register recognizes medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse than some of the most dangerous drugs.

Derived from hemp, it has similar effects to delta-9 THC, the main intoxicant in marijuana. It's fueling a rise in calls to poison control.

A measure aimed at outlawing intoxicating hemp-based products is ready to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis after the House and Senate passed it Wednesday.

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.

An administrative law judge found the $1.33 million renewal fee to do business in Florida reflects the “plain language” of the Legislature's intent. Sanctuary Cannabis wants another opinion.

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.

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.”

The National Cancer Institute award will fund a five-year study that will include 300 medical cannabis users and 300 non-medical users. Researchers hope to learn who would benefit most from cannabis.

The Florida Division of Elections had received more than 420,000 valid signatures from the PAC Smart & Safe Florida, about half of the what is needed to get a state constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot.

Commissioners voted to enact an ordinance that would ban the establishment or location of medical marijuana dispensing facilities in unincorporated parts of the county.