Posted inCannabis
Cathy Jordan, Florida’s ‘patron saint’ of medical cannabis, dies at the age of 74
Jordan was known for her long-term advocacy of the plant, dating to the late 1990s
Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix
Posted inNews
You can now be jailed for selling lab-grown meat in Florida
The Sunshine State is the first in the nation to ban lab-grown meat
Posted inNews
DeSantis calls U.S. surgeon general’s advisory on gun violence an ‘unconstitutional power-grab’
Dr. Vivek Murthy, the nation’s top doctor, declared gun violence a public health crisis Tuesday
Posted inNews
VP Kamala Harris praises Florida Black voting rights group on Juneteenth
The vice president writes that ‘extremists have attacked the sacred freedom to vote.’
Posted inNews
Tampa transgender woman Ashley Brundage qualifies to run for state house
Brundage hopes to make history by becoming the first transgender person elected to serve in Tallahassee
Posted inNews
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs $116.5 billion state budget, vetoes nearly $1 billion
Among the vetoes was $32 million in cultural grants
Posted inNews
Environmental groups urge DeSantis to veto Florida bill that allows killing bears in self defense
‘When you run into one of these crack bears, you should be able to shoot it, period,’ the bill’s sponsor said
Posted inCannabis
Florida hemp industry breathes temporary sigh of relief after DeSantis veto
DeSantis appeared to respond in part to warnings it would deal a blow to tens of thousands of people working in the industry
Posted inNews
Florida Supreme Court upholds DeSantis’ suspension of Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell
Worrell responded by saying the court ‘rubber-stamped a political stunt’
Posted inNews
‘Trump-era immigration policies’: Florida Immigrant Coalition slams Biden’s border closure plan
Biden’s executive order would bar migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S.–Mexico border after entries exceed a certain point
Posted inCannabis
Cannabis is about to be ‘re-scheduled’ by feds. What does that mean for Florida’s push for recreational marijuana?
Critics say that decision can’t obscure the concerns that have surfaced in recent years stemming from its high potency
Posted inNews
Florida Gov. DeSantis blasts Columbia University officials for canceling commencement amid pro-Palestinian protests
Police arrested pro-Palestinian protesters on Florida campuses in recent weeks
Posted inCannabis
Florida Republican Party officially opposes ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana
DeSantis has repeatedly said legalizing recreational cannabis will result in the entire state to ‘start to smell like marijuana’
Posted inNews
Florida Democrats now running billboards to recruit candidates for state office
The party is looking for candidates to compete against Republicans in four state Senate district races and three congressional contests
Posted inCannabis
‘Florida has a chance to make history’: Only three states have passed recreational weed on the ballot by more than 60 percent
Florida advocacy groups prepare to crank up their cannabis campaigns in the upcoming months
Posted inNews
Frost, Soto back new program for taxpayers to file directly with the IRS for free
Dems are promoting the pilot program in Florida, but 13 Republican attorneys general across the U.S. have opposed the program
Posted inNews
Biden campaign wants Floridians to see a new attack ad featuring Trump’s call for national abortion ban
The Joe Biden reelection campaign has launched a new 30-second television ad starting Tuesday attacking Donald Trump’s stance on reproductive rights
Posted inCannabis
Florida Supreme Court approves recreational pot amendment for November ballot
The Florida Supreme Court is the final decision-maker determining whether a proposed constitutional amendment makes it on the ballot
Posted inNews
Tampa Bay Rep. Kathy Castor disagrees with Florida Supreme Court’s ‘stalling tactics’ in abortion rights decision
Congresswoman Castor said it’s disturbing that the court has been so slow in announcing both abortion decisions
Posted inCannabis
Over 20 AGs from around country, except for Florida’s Ashley Moody, call on Congress to change hemp definition
The letter calls on Congress to address the ‘glaring vagueness’ created in the 2018 farm bill