Cannabis Guests Sick at Wedding After Food is Laced with Marijuana by the Bride by Sophia Vida April 22, 2022 According to Florida officials, a 42-year old bride and her 31-year old caterer are accused of serving food laced with marijuana to unsuspecting guests at her wedding reception. The women were arrested Monday following an inves...
Legal Related Florida to Give Black Farmer Priority in Issuing New Medical Marijuana Licenses by Sophia Vida June 22, 2021 A long awaited batch of new medical marijuana licenses in the state of Florida will be first given to one Black farmer with ties to doing businesses in the state. The application process will start soon, senior aides to Gov. Ro...
Sector News Florida Will Not Be Testing MMA Fighters or Boxers for Marijuana Anymore by Sophia Vida May 05, 2021 In a shocking but exciting move, the Florida State Boxing Commission has decided that it will no longer test boxers and MMA fighters for the marijuana drug. This week the commission voted to essentially eliminate marijuana from...
Legal Related New Florida Medical Marijuana Rules Have People Mad Over This by Sophia Vida February 23, 2021 Medical marijuana is a topic of heated debate again in the state of Florida. Members of the Joint Committee on Medical Marijuana met last week to begin developing the practice standards that Florida-licensed physicians must fol...
Legal Related A New Bill is Filed in Florida to Legalize Marijuana in the State by Sophia Vida January 26, 2021 A new legislation has been introduced by a central Florida lawmaker that is aimed at legalizing recreational marijuana in the state. Orlando Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith and Pinellas County Sen. Jeff Brandes introduced HB 343 an...
Legal Related New Bill in Florida Could Wipe Out Misdemeanor Marijuana Convictions by Sophia Vida December 11, 2020 Florida state Senator Randolph Bracy (D-Ocree) has sponsored a bill that could allow people across the state to see their misdemeanor marijuana convictions disappear. This week Bracy announced the legislation at a press confere...
Legal Related Voters in Florida Will Not Be Voting Over Recreational Marijuana This Year by Sophia Vida January 15, 2020 In an announcement shocking to many marijuana proponents, a group in Florida that was pushing a constitutional amendment for making recreational marijuana legal, said it would drop its bid to get the proposal on this year's ballot...
Trends & Articles A Florida Man Passed Out Weed Because It Was Christmas by Sophia Vida December 25, 2019 The reasoning behind passing out weed this past Saturday for one man in Florida was because it was Christmas. Police arrested a man in St. Petersburg over the weekend for passing out marijuana. The man, 67-year old Richard E...
Legal Related Almost Half of Florida Medical Marijuana Users Prefer the Drug This Way by Sophia Vida November 22, 2019 According to a new Florida state report, over 1.82 million ounces of smokable medical marijuana were ordered for 128,040 patients over a six-month period. In translation, this is 113,922 pounds, or 57 tons, of flower marijuana. ...
Legal Related Report Finds that Only 89 Doctors in Florida Certify Medical Marijuana for Patients by Sophia Vida September 04, 2019 Florida now has nearly 95,000 medical marijuana patients but only 89 doctors are certifying the drug for them. According to a new draft state report on medical marijuana, the state had 168,810 patient "certifications" for medic...