medical marijuana

A former sergeant for the state Department of Corrections was approved by a doctor to use medical marijuana but failed a random drug test and was fired under a "zero tolerance" policy.

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.

The Georgia Board of Pharmacy began accepting applications to dispense the products in October. However, the DEA has reportedly warned pharmacies that dispensing medical marijuana violates federal law.

State Office of Medical Marijuana Use Director Christopher Kimball offered the tentative timeline after giving a presentation about the medical marijuana program to a House panel.

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.”

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.

The state adopted a rule creating a formula that set the renewal fee at $1.33 million every two years — more than 22 times the $60,000 biennial operators had been paying.

It will likely take a few weeks before medical marijuana is available in pharmacies. After they submit applications, inspections will be required before approval is granted.

They are trying to persuade an appeals court that state health officials were wrong to scrap his application because he died before the licensing process was complete.