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If your dog got sick, and marijuana could help him, you'd have it in his food bowl tonight – not tomorrow – tonight." That statement – or a slight variation thereof – was made dozens of times by John Morgan while he campaigned for medical marijuana over the last four years. John is rarely...

Before any discussion on marijuana, medicinal or otherwise, one has to begin with the federal government's classification – marijuana is a Schedule I substance. This means that the U.S. government through the Controlled Substances Act has defined marijuana as a drug with no currently accepted...

Tallahassee, Fla. - The debate over how to implement the medical marijuana amendment in Florida continues. New proposals from the Florida Department of Health are now coming under fire. But Department of Health officials say before making anything permanent, its Office of Compassionate Use is...

The Florida Department of Health held its first workshop Monday in Jacksonville to discuss proposed medical marijuana rules after voters approved Amendment 2 last year. The hearing at the county health department was the first of five this week regarding the rules in Florida. Many speakers...

Even though Amendment 2 passed in November, the state's new cannabis cure system is far from completion. But, at least you can find a medical marijuana-qualified physician near you for when that time comes. Under Amendment 2, which went into effect Jan. 3, 2017, physicians must complete an...

Orange Park - State Sen. Rob Bradley, R-Fleming Island, filed legislation implementing Amendment Two, the Florida constitutional amendment that expands the medical marijuana system in the state. The Florida Legislature will consider Senate Bill 406 during the regular session convening March...

When Florida voters passed Amendment 2 with a 71 percent approval rate last November, they thought they were getting a widened medical marijuana marketplace that a large new swath of patients could access with less regulatory interference. But the first set of new regulations proposed Tuesday...

The scent of terpenes is strong inside CHT Medical, Alachua County's first operating medical marijuana manufacturer and one of seven statewide. Terpenes is a cannabis oil, and its scent is most pungent in CHT's Alachua-based greenhouse, where rows and rows of plants spend 12 hours in light...

Tallahassee, Fla. - Authors of Florida's voter-approved constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana are blasting proposed rules to regulate the cannabis industry. The proposed rules, released Tuesday by state health officials, would essentially maintain current vendors'...

Tallahassee, Fla. - Authors of Florida's voter-approved constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana are blasting proposed rules to regulate the cannabis industry. The proposed rules, released Tuesday by state health officials, would essentially maintain current vendors'...

Access to full-strength medical marijuana for qualifying patients in Florida who aren't dying may be even further off than supporters expected. Amendment 2, which legalizes marijuana for patients suffering from a variety of ailments, was approved in November and technically implemented this...

More than a month after attesting that two businesses trying to get a medical marijuana license in Southwest Florida had reached an agreement, state health officials have asked an administrative law judge to once again take over the case. State health officials on Friday told Administrative...

Tampa — Vials of cannabis-laced sprays, lotions and tinctures line display shelves a few steps from handbags specially designed to tote marijuana products. A stylish kitchenette and table is on the opposite side of this Surterra Wellness Center medical marijuana showroom, space used to host...

Miami-Dade County, Fla. - At 5 years old Bruno has a rare form of epilepsy, which can cause him to have up to 300 seizures a day. By using medical marijuana Burno is able to reduce the number of seizures he has a week to about three or five, according to his mom Jacel Delgadillo. So on...

A Central Florida marijuana dispensary made its first delivery to a Jacksonville patient Tuesday – the same day a constitutional amendment goes into effect that will make more types of medical cannabis available to Floridians. Knox Medical is one of a handful of Florida dispensaries that have...

Welcome to my second ever grow and my first ever grow journal. Having grown up in Florida and beginning my cannabis journey there I've been searching for the ever mysterious "Crippy." I'm not here to debate the lineage nor do I truly believe the DNA Genetics Florida OG is Crippy. With that...

Sebastian, Florida — Medical marijuana is now legal in Indian River County following a new Florida state law that officially went into effect Jan. 3, 2017. Amendment 2 was passed by voters in November that allows marijuana to treat several medical conditions. More than 15 doctors on the...

On Tuesday Amendment 2, Medical Marijuana, goes into effect in Florida. The amendment was supported by 71 percent of voters and doctors are taking on the risk of recommending the drug. As of now there are 91 doctors in Tampa alone, mostly in Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties, who can legally...

Eatonville, Fla. – As medical marijuana becomes legal in the state of Florida, a handful of local governments are moving to temporarily prohibit dispensaries in their cities. Eatonville is one of several local governments passing measures to give themselves more time to figure out how to...

Patients in Florida suffering from a variety of ailments will technically be eligible to use legal medical marijuana as a form of treatment on Tuesday. However, the state still has months to go before dispensary rules and regulations must be officially implemented, which could potentially leave...