Florida to Issue Four More MMJ Cultivation Licenses
Wed / Jul 18th
The Florida Department of Health announced last week it would be licensing four more medical cannabis cultivators now that the… Read More
Florida Cannabis News
Florida is home to one of the country’s largest medical cannabis marketplaces but decriminalization and adult-use reforms have so far evaded the state. Read the latest Florida cannabis industry updates below:
MedMen to Buy Florida Cannabis Operator for $53M
Thu / Jun 7th
California-based MedMen intends to buy a Florida medical cannabis operation from Treadwell Nursery in a deal worth $53 million, according… Read More
Florida Judge Upholds MMJ Decision, Says Smoking Ban is Unconstitutional
Wed / Jun 6th
Leon County Circuit Court Judge Karen Gievers on Tuesday upheld her May 25 ruling, lifting a stay on her decision that… Read More
Florida Judge Rules MMJ Smoking Ban Unconstitutional; Stay Ordered as State Appeals
Tue / May 29th
A Florida judge has ruled the state’s ban on smoking medical cannabis unconstitutional, calling the Legislature-approved ban “invalid and unenforceable.”… Read More
Judge Rules Florida MMJ Patient Can Home-Grow; Stay Ordered as State Appeals
Fri / Apr 13th
A Florida judge has ruled that strip club owner Joe Redner, a stage 4 lung cancer survivor, can legally grow… Read More
Florida’s Largest MMJ Company Sues State Over Dispensary Limits
Wed / Apr 4th
Florida’s largest medical cannabis business, Trulieve, is asking a judge to remove limits on how many dispensaries it can open… Read More
Florida Lawsuits Against MMJ Home Grow & Smoking Bans Move Forward
Tue / Jan 30th
The lawsuit against Florida’s medical cannabis smoking ban will move forward after a judge declined the state’s request to dismiss… Read More
iAnthus Acquires Florida MMJ Producer in $48M Deal
Fri / Jan 19th
iAnthus Capital Holdings Inc., which owns and operates licensed cannabis operations in Vermont, Colorado, Massachusetts, and New Mexico, has acquired… Read More
University of Florida Receives NIDA Grant to Explore MMJ Effects on HIV Patients
Wed / Oct 25th
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded a $3.2 million grant to the University of Florida to study the… Read More
Patrick Vo: Pioneering Seed-to-Sale Systems in Emerging Markets
Fri / Oct 13th PODCAST
Patrick Vo is the CEO of BioTrackTHC, a seed-to-sale software giant whose product can be found in dispensaries throughout the… Read More
CannaEast Compliance Summit 2018 Coming to Orlando, Florida in January
Fri / Oct 13th PRESS RELEASE
Though cannabis is often looked at as something of a West Coast phenomenon, the wildly successful Cannabis Compliance Summit will… Read More
Florida MMJ Regulators Will Not Meet Today’s Deadline for New License Approvals
Tue / Oct 3rd
Medical cannabis regulators in Florida will not meet today’s legislatively-mandated deadline to approve five new licenses for the state’s expanded… Read More
One Bank Serving Six of Florida’s Seven MMJ Companies
Fri / Sep 1st
Six of Florida’s seven licensed medical cannabis companies are doing business at First Green Bank, an Orlando-area financial institution founded… Read More
Florida Medical Cannabis: Coming to a City Near You, But When?
Thu / Aug 10th
The Florida medical cannabis industry is growing by the day. As a result of Senate Bill 8-A, Medical Marijuana Treatment… Read More
Florida Licenses Two New Medical Cannabis Operators
Fri / Aug 4th
Florida’s Office of Medical Marijuana has issued two new cannabis licenses with more on the way, WFSU reports. The move… Read More
Florida Attorney Sues Over No-Smoking Provisions in Legislature-Approved MMJ Bill
Fri / Jul 7th
As promised, Orlando, Florida-based attorney John Morgan has sued the state over the no-smoking provisions included in the medical cannabis… Read More
Florida Gov. Signs Expanded MMJ Law
Tue / Jun 27th
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed the legislation approving the expanded medical cannabis regime approved by voters in November, but… Read More
Florida Gov. Signs Industrial Hemp Bill
Wed / Jun 21st
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed the Industrial Hemp Pilot Projects bill, allowing hemp-growing plans by the University of Florida… Read More
Lawsuit Filed in Florida Over Lack of MMJ Home-Grows
Tue / Jun 20th
The first lawsuit has been filed against Florida’s new medical cannabis laws, as Count Joe Redner, a strip club entrepreneur… Read More
Florida Lawmakers Pass MMJ Compromise, Lawsuit Likely Over No Smoking Provision
Mon / Jun 12th
Florida’s legislature has passed a medical cannabis compromise measure, increasing the number of dispensaries and opening up the program for… Read More
Florida Lawmakers Convene Special Session to Take on MMJ Bills
Thu / Jun 8th
After Florida lawmakers failed to pass a voter-mandated medical cannabis expansion bill during the regular session, the responsibility was moved… Read More
Florida Department of Health Takes Over MMJ Regs
Fri / May 26th
Florida’s Department of Health has officially taken over adopting regulations for the state’s voter-approved medical cannabis expansion after lawmakers failed… Read More
Florida Attorney and MMJ Campaign Financier Eyeing Industry Investment Opportunities
Tue / May 23rd
Orlando, Florida attorney John Morgan was one of the major financial backers of the two statewide ballot initiatives to expand… Read More
Florida Health Department Orders Dispensary to Stop Selling Whole-Plant Vape Cup
Tue / May 16th
Florida’s Office of Medical Use Director Christian Bax has sent a cease and desist letter to Trulieve, a licensed medical… Read More
Florida cannabis reforms
Florida was a relative latecomer when it came to legalizing medical cannabis but today it is one of the largest state-legal cannabis markets (although recreational cannabis use remains prohibited). Voters overwhelmingly chose to legalize medical cannabis in 2016 through a constitutional amendment — previously, lawmakers had established a very minimal program that let seriously ill patients with cancer or epilepsy access low-THC cannabis products.
The current program is regulated by the Office of Medical Marijuana Use, which is a part of the Florida Health Department. Advocates intend to put the issue of general cannabis legalization to Florida voters in the coming years.
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