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Less than a week after amendment two passed in Florida, which legalized the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, serious interest is growing for the cannabis industry. Robert Calkin, president of the Cannabis Career Institute, offers training courses for those interested in the emerging...

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...

Supporters of medical marijuana on Wednesday celebrated the landslide victory of Amendment 2 as long-needed relief for Florida's sickest patients. But it will likely be many months before most of the estimated 450,000 people who qualify for the drug will actually have access to it. And the...

Supporters of medical marijuana on Wednesday celebrated the landslide victory of Amendment 2 as long-needed relief for Florida's sickest patients. But it will likely be many months before most of the estimated 450,000 people who qualify for the drug will actually have access to it. And the...

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...

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...

Tallahassee, Fla. - 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...

Tallahassee, Fla. - 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...

Pembroke Park, Fla. - For the second time in two years, voters in Florida are considering a constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana. Operations at South Florida's first medical marijuana dispensary are in full swing and are prepared to meet the needs of patients who qualify for...

Pembroke Park, Fla. - For the second time in two years, voters in Florida are considering a constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana. Operations at South Florida's first medical marijuana dispensary are in full swing and are prepared to meet the needs of patients who qualify for...

Medical marijuana-related businesses have been cropping up throughout South Florida - and eagerly await results of Tuesday's vote on Amendment 2. From a seed-to-sale tracking company to a specialty staffing business to law firms that focus on medical marijuana-related cases, there is a lot of...

Medical marijuana-related businesses have been cropping up throughout South Florida - and eagerly await results of Tuesday's vote on Amendment 2. From a seed-to-sale tracking company to a specialty staffing business to law firms that focus on medical marijuana-related cases, there is a lot of...

Tallahassee, Fla. — While many of the big races are too close to call, experts say the big winner this election cycle in Florida and in many other parts of the country will likely be marijuana. Right now, Florida doctors can only prescribe medical marijuana to cancer patients or those with...

Tallahassee, Fla. — While many of the big races are too close to call, experts say the big winner this election cycle in Florida and in many other parts of the country will likely be marijuana. Right now, Florida doctors can only prescribe medical marijuana to cancer patients or those with...

This guide to Amendment 2 is from the Florida League of Women Voters Amendment 2 (Nov. 8 ballot) Medical Marijuana Source: Citizen Initiative Synopsis: Two years after a similar amendment narrowly failed, Amendment 2 is on the ballot to legalize the use of medical marijuana to...

This guide to Amendment 2 is from the Florida League of Women Voters Amendment 2 (Nov. 8 ballot) Medical Marijuana Source: Citizen Initiative Synopsis: Two years after a similar amendment narrowly failed, Amendment 2 is on the ballot to legalize the use of medical marijuana to...

For the last two months, most of the money fueling Florida's medical marijuana fight hasn't been coming from Florida families hoping for patient access to medical marijuana or anti-drug activists who worry about the impact on their home state. Since Sept. 1, for every $1 donated to the two...

For the last two months, most of the money fueling Florida's medical marijuana fight hasn't been coming from Florida families hoping for patient access to medical marijuana or anti-drug activists who worry about the impact on their home state. Since Sept. 1, for every $1 donated to the two...

This coming Election Day, nearly 20 percent of American states will vote on whether to legalize marijuana. In exactly a week, we'll know whether Florida voters joined the legal-pot club. For the second straight election, Orlando superlawyer John Morgan has backed a massive campaign to legalize...