special session

With a 5 p.m. Tuesday deadline for casting votes, the Republican-controlled Legislature overwhelmingly rejected a Democratic proposal to hold a special…

Florida Democratic lawmakers have failed to force the Republican-controlled Legislature to repeal the state's contentious "stand your ground…

Republicans are on the verge of scuttling an effort by Democrats to hold a special legislative session on the state’s “stand your ground” self-defense…

Florida will have 10 additional marijuana operators — more than double the number of the state's current vendors — within four months, under a medical…

No more than 20 medical marijuana dispensaries would be allowed to open in unincorporated parts of Hillsborough County under new rules passed by…

Florida’s nascent medical marijuana industry is encouraging state lawmakers to draft a measure implementing amendment two. If they refuse, the...

Momentum is building for an unusual, do-it-yourself special session on medical marijuana, although the legislator behind it admits he faces long odds.

Agriculture Commissioner, and Republican candidate for governor, Adam Putnam is adding his voice to the chorus calling for a medical marijuana special...

While lawmakers weigh whether to call a special session for medical marijuana, dispensaries are pushing ahead. One grower is preparing to open its first...

Amid growing demands for a special session on medical marijuana and harsh criticism of lawmakers' failure to reach agreement on the issue, Senate…