medical marijuana

A physician is accusing health officials of breaking the law to create fake records in a case involving an investigator falsely posing as a military veteran with PTSD.

Physicians who don’t comply with the new requirements could face disciplinary action from their state boards if complaints are filed and found to have merit.

Gov. Ron DeSantis let an executive order declaring a public health emergency expire Saturday, and with it many regulatory flexibilities providers received during the pandemic including those related to telehealth.

The state will kick off the rulemaking process for Black farmer applicants within “weeks to months” and set the stage for another set of licenses that would nearly double the number of operators.

Tampa-based Florigrown challenged the state’s system of requiring licensed medical marijuana operators to handle all aspects of the cannabis business.

A measure to protect Florida public employees who use medical marijuana stalled this legislative session, leaving a disconnect between restrictive federal laws and permissive local laws.

The physicians spoke out after a committee approved a controversial proposal on THC limits being pushed by Republican lawmakers in the state House.

Certain patients need higher THC levels to be provided relief from their symptoms, says Sally Peebles, a member of the state’s Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee.

The bill, which places limits on THC in medical marijuana, passed through the House Professions & Public Health Subcommittee by a party-line vote.

A pair of new legislative proposals would place a 10 percent THC cap on smokable marijuana and limit THC levels to 16 percent in other medical-marijuana products, excluding edibles.