All posts tagged "florida"

Cannabis

Despite Opposition, Odds Favor Florida MMJ Program

Will opposing forces be able to put the kibosh on Amendment 2 again this year? Probably...

Economics

Rep. Issa: America’s Policing for Profit Must End

In 2014, police used forfeiture law to seize more property than burglars stole, and Americans are...

Cannabis

Florida: Medical Marijuana Initiative at War with Drug Free America

The rematch over the legalization of medical marijuana in Florida may actually come down to a...

Industry Events

Marijuana Business Conference & Expo Set for Florida

Set for May 9 – 11 in Orlando, Florida the event promises to bring together more...

Joint Opinions

Florida’s Amendment 2 is Back

In 1905 the Spanish philosopher George Santayana wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned...

Medical

Florida Will Vote on Medical Marijuana in 2016

Although Florida patients got screwed in 2014 when United for Care’s Amendment 2 failed to become...

Industry Events

Should Grandma Smoke Pot?

Robert Platshorn started the Silver Tour after noticing that seniors, those in the greatest need of...

Legal

Florida’s Recreational Marijuana Initiative Is Dead

Although there was a great deal of hope that Florida would become the first southern state...

Current Events

Florida Approves 5 Licenses for Ineffective MMJ Program

The Florida Department of Health announced on Monday the five cultivation facilities selected to produce a...

Medical

FL Lawmaker Seeks to Amend Restricted MMJ Rules

Florida State Representative Greg Steube wants to increase the number of growers and conditions treatable with...

Politics

Florida Will Try to Legalize MMJ Again in 2016

As Florida hashes out the business end of law to allow the cultivation and distribution of...

Hemp

First Hemp Plane Scheduled to Take Flight

Hemp is what’s happening right now. From informative books about hemp to futuristic hemp cars, it’s clear that the...

Medical

Bud in the Bible Belt

Photo of rally in Athens, GA courtesy of Georgia Care Project Many Southern medical cannabis supporters...

Legal

Marijuana Policy Project Predictions for Legal Weed in 2016

The outcome of this year’s general election has proven to be super fuel for the legion...

Cultivation

Florida Judge Rejects Lottery Cultivation Scheme

Photo by Mendez Enrique Florida’s notorious Amendment 2 may have failed at the election box, but...

Joint Opinions

Midterm Elections Show Marijuana Is a Bipartisan Issue

On Tuesday, as the GOP gained a majority control of both the U.S. House and Senate,...

In History

Alaska, Oregon and D.C. Legalize Cannabis, Florida Says No to Medical

It’s official: two more states have joined Colorado and Washington to become states with recreational cannabis...

Politics

Cannabis at the Ballot Box: A Voter’s Guide

This year’s general election is one that will go down in cannabis history. People in many...

Politics

International Student Organization Joins the Push for Legalization

Throughout history, grassroots organizations have played a significant role in progressing social and cultural thought by...

Politics

Federal Bill Could Save the Lives of Marijuana Users

When President Richard Nixon unleashed the dogs of the weed wars back in 1970s, plagues of...