Former NFL Player Larry Chester, 'CBD Saved My Life'
Fourteen years ago, Larry Chester was a bruising defensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins.
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Fourteen years ago, Larry Chester was a bruising defensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins.
As the restrictions on marijuana continue to be loosened, scientists in Canada have reportedly developed the first beer brewed from cannabis.
Cannabidiol (CBD) is being used by some people to treat health problems like anxiety, insomnia, depression, and seizures.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded an Obama-era initiative that had a policy of not interfering in states that legalized marijuana.
Two more medical-marijuana businesses have joined seven already licensed by the state, and another three are in the works, as the potentially lucrative industry continues to develop.
A day after facing criticism for the pace of carrying out a 2014 medical-marijuana law, the Florida Department of Health has announced that it expects to issue key licenses to five nurseries this fall.
Five people are under arrest after residents of a Tamarac neighborhood complained prompting an investigation in which deputies found pot, weapons and cash inside an apartment.
A panel crafting regulations to jump-start the state's new medical-marijuana industry replaced a lottery system, scrapped by a judge in November, with a scorecard to pick five nurseries to grow, process and distribute types of pot authorized by the Legislature last year.
It could become Florida's next big cash crop. At least that's what people attending two weekend marijuana conferences are hoping.
Backers of a non-euphoric strain of cannabis that helps reduce seizures in children aren't giving up on a legislative fix, but the politics of pot could make their uphill battle even steeper.
A new form of "pot" has been discovered in South Florida and police are worried.
For the second year in a row, legislation has been filed to legalize medical marijuana in Florida. However, this is the first time that a bill allowing marijuana for medicinal purposes has been filed in both the House and the Senate.
If you sniff a fragrant green herb Wednesday, don't be surprised. Wednesday marks the unofficial worldwide pot smoker's holiday, also known as 420 Day.
Use of marijuana for medical purposes would be legalized if approved by voters under a proposed constitutional amendment filed by a Democratic lawmaker on Thursday.
