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  1. Katelyn Baker

    Give Florida Doctors Flexibility To Recommend Marijuana

    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...
  2. Katelyn Baker

    The Road Less Traveled - Florida's Medicinal Marijuana Journey

    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...
  3. Katelyn Baker

    Medical Marijuana Discussion Underway In Florida

    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...
  4. Katelyn Baker

    FL: State Regulators Begin Medical Marijuana Listening Tour In Jacksonville

    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...
  5. Katelyn Baker

    This Map Shows Where To Find Your Closest Medical Marijuana Doctor In Florida

    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...
  6. Katelyn Baker

    FL: Legislation Filed To Make It Easier For Patients To Get Medical Marijuana

    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...
  7. Katelyn Baker

    Florida Health Rules On Medical Marijuana Bolster The Heavily Regulated Status Quo

    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...
  8. Katelyn Baker

    FL: Farm Grows First Of Alachua County's Medical Cannabis

    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...
  9. Katelyn Baker

    FL: New Medical Marijuana Rules Stoke Criticism

    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'...
  10. Katelyn Baker

    FL: New Medical Marijuana Rules Draw Fire

    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'...
  11. Katelyn Baker

    Florida Medical Marijuana Delays Possible, Attorney Says

    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...
  12. Katelyn Baker

    Florida Medical Marijuana Dispute Handed Back To Judge

    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...
  13. Katelyn Baker

    Florida Dispensaries Aim To Normalize Medical Marijuana

    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...
  14. Katelyn Baker

    Boy With Epilepsy Is Second In Florida To Get Shipment Of Medical Marijuana

    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...
  15. Katelyn Baker

    Central Florida Dispensary Makes First Medical Marijuana Delivery In Jacksonville

    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...
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    DNA Florida OG, Mars Hydro 300, Second Ever Grow

    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...
  17. Katelyn Baker

    FL: Medical Marijuana Now Legal In Indian River County

    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...
  18. Katelyn Baker

    Medical Marijuana Goes Into Effect In Florida

    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...
  19. Katelyn Baker

    Central Florida Governments Preparing Medical Marijuana Rules

    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...
  20. Katelyn Baker

    Florida Medical Marijuana Dispensary Rules Make Getting Pot Difficult

    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...
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