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Two doctors, a lawyer, a pharmacy executive and a lobbyist will comprise the state board that will pick who can grow and sell medical marijuana in the state. The appointments – one by Gov. Asa Hutchinson and two each by Senate President Pro Tem Jonathan Dismang and state House Speaker Jeremy...

With establishment lobbyists now representing it, the medical marijuana cause appears to have become–grab your pearls–respectable. Florida for Care, the nonprofit organization that is advocating for "well-regulated" medicinal pot in the state, has hired Brecht Heuchan and The Mayernick Group...

Appointments to the five-member Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission today were announced this afternoon by Governor Hutchinson and the leaders of both legislative chambers. Hutchinson, a former administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, fiercely campaigned against passage...

Anyone who wants to open a new medical marijuana business in Estero will have to wait. The Village Council on Wednesday passed a one-year moratorium on cannabis dispensaries. According to Estero's ordinance, the delay will give the village time to see how the state handles Amendment 2...

A new precinct-by-precinct analysis, commissioned by Florida for Care and completed by TLE Analytics, shows the breadth of support for medical marijuana across the state of Florida. Amendment 2 passed with over the required 60% support in every single Congressional and Florida Senate district...

The man who helped design the light displays on bridges across the Arkansas River never thought he could play a role in the medical-marijuana industry. But the election last month - when voters approved the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment - gave Doug Schreiber, who handles lighting...

Tallahassee - More Floridians voted for medical marijuana than for President-elect Donald Trump. Now, the drug's future in the state rests in the hands of legislative leaders who were not among its most vocal supporters. Amendment 2, which passed with 71 percent of the vote, allows the state...

Tallahassee - After an overwhelming majority of Floridians approved an expansion of medical marijuana in the state, lawmakers are preparing to hash out the regulatory set-up for the growing industry. And that's when things may get interesting, again. Some lawmakers still are cautious about...

Florida's bong ban, as toothless as critics say it may be, now is preempted by the recently approved constitutional amendment on medical marijuana. That's according to Ben Pollara, campaign manager of United for Care. The group has fought for the ballot initiative, which first failed in 2014...

Medical marijuana is coming to Arkansas, but that doesn't necessarily mean it will be coming to a town near you. The state amendment that provides for medical marijuana, which was approved by Arkansas voters on Nov. 8, also allows citizens to ban marijuana cultivation facilities and...

The good news is medical marijuana passed easily in Arkansas on Election Day. Issue 6, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, writes into the state Constitution a right to medical cannabis and a basic regulatory structure under which it will be administered to Arkansas patients. The amendment...

Along with the votes cast for the next president came the votes determining the next step of legalization for medical marijuana. This year, the "Florida Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative" or Amendment 2, passed with 71.31 percent of the vote, according to Ballotpedia.org. A larger...

Little Rock, Ark. Medical marijuana is now legal in Arkansas, and the rush is on to figure out who will grow and distribute it across the state. State agencies are working to set rules and business are eyeing what could be windfall profits. At the Department of Finance and Administration...

Tallahassee, FL - Floridians eager to be able to use medical marijuana to treat debilitating health conditions won big victory at the polls Tuesday, but that doesn't mean doctors will start writing prescriptions any time soon. Before the first prescriptions are filled, the state of Florida...

Tallahassee, FL - Floridians eager to be able to use medical marijuana to treat debilitating health conditions won big victory at the polls Tuesday, but that doesn't mean doctors will start writing prescriptions any time soon. Before the first prescriptions are filled, the state of Florida...

With state voters' approval of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, state agencies are beginning to develop the infrastructure to regulate the drug. A day after passage of Issue 6, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told reporters the state now has "to move...

With state voters' approval of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, state agencies are beginning to develop the infrastructure to regulate the drug. A day after passage of Issue 6, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told reporters the state now has "to move...

Florida voters approved a state constitutional amendment Tuesday to legalize medical marijuana, broadening access to pot beyond the limited therapeutic uses approved by the legislature two years ago. Currently, the law allows non-smoked, low-THC pot for patients with cancer or ailments that...

Florida voters approved a state constitutional amendment Tuesday to legalize medical marijuana, broadening access to pot beyond the limited therapeutic uses approved by the legislature two years ago. Currently, the law allows non-smoked, low-THC pot for patients with cancer or ailments that...

Stunning even some of the proposal's most avid supporters, Florida voters Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana for patients with a broad swath of conditions. Amendment 2, "Use of Marijuana for Debilitating Medical Conditions," received at...