Florida bill to expand where smoking is prohibited, ban marijuana smoking in public places
Marijuana would be added to places where smoking tobacco is banned, under a House bill Thursday that would also expand where smoking is prohibited.
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Marijuana would be added to places where smoking tobacco is banned, under a House bill Thursday that would also expand where smoking is prohibited.
In a motion seeking the stay of the Florida case, U.S. Department of Justice attorneys wrote that the Supreme Court decision in the Hemani case will "almost certainly have a significant impact" on the Florida lawsuit.
The hearing comes nearly a year after Florida health regulators announced their intent to award medical marijuana licenses to 22 of dozens of applicants.
The revamped measure would allow adults ages 21 and older in Florida to purchase and possess marijuana.
Nearly 56 percent of Florida voters supported a measure that would have allowed recreational use of marijuana for adults, but that wasn't enough to push the proposed constitutional amendment over the finish line.
Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have offered their views on legalizing weed.
Attorney John Morgan funded and pushed the campaign for medical marijuana back in 2016. Now he is advocating on behalf of Amendment 3.
Maps show where weed and marijuana products are legal for recreational and medical use in the United States.
The federal agency wants to reclassify it as a less dangerous drug
Florida lawmakers for the second year in a row have signed off on expanding the number of medical marijuana licenses earmarked for Black farmers, opening the door for three applicants who lost out earlier.
CBS News Miami's Jim Berry reports on the number of medical marijuana dispensaries popping up in one South Florida street.
74 applications for 22 additional licenses were accepted during the application period
Florida Sheriffs Association and the Florida Police Chiefs Association have supported Dept. of Corrections' decision
A state appeals court Wednesday upheld the firing of a Florida Department of Corrections officer for using medical marijuana, pointing to a federal law and a job requirement that he be able to use guns.
One of Florida's biggest medical marijuana dispensary companies wants a shop where past Oakland Park leaders had previously said no. Now, a new court order is forcing city commissioners to reconsider.
One of Florida's biggest medical marijuana dispensary companies wants a shop where past Oakland Park leaders had previously said no. Now, a new court order is forcing city commissioners to reconsider.
Florida health officials will accept applications for 22 medical-marijuana licenses in late April, in a long-awaited move announced Friday by Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration.
Two Republican lawmakers filed proposals this week that would allow physicians to use telehealth to recertify medical-marijuana patients.
The state Department of Health also published an emergency rule that would make it far more expensive for marijuana operators to renew their licenses every two years, increasing the cost from roughly $60,000 to more than $1 million.
This centers around a federal block on medical marijuana patients buying and possessing guns. A judge dismissed a lawsuit against it -- filed by Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and other plaintiffs. Now Fried and the other plaintiffs will appeal that dismissal.
The lawsuit challenges federal prohibitions on medical-marijuana patients buying and possessing guns
Lawsuit challenged federal prohibitions on medical-marijuana patients buying and possessing guns
Florida health officials have released a highly anticipated rule setting THC dosage amounts and supply limits on products doctors can order for medical-marijuana patients.
As Florida medical marijuana companies continue to rake in cash, Gov. Ron DeSantis this week said cannabis operators need to pay more for the opportunity to do business in the state.
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is challenging the federal government over restrictions on medical-marijuana patients buying guns.
