The Best “Florida Man” Weed Stories Ever Who is “Florida Man”. For some, it’s a common headline about men in Florida that usually is followed by some absurd string of words. For others, it’s not many “men”, but one Man. Florida Man is a modern myth that has gained some…
Florida Finally Legalizing Smoked Cannabis The Sunshine State Finally Loosens Up Its Ridiculous Cannabis Laws It isn’t always sunshine in the Sunshine State, especially if you’re a medicinal cannabis patient, or a patient in dire need of cannabis medicine. In 2016, Florida voters gave the green light on a constitutional…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida circuit court judge has ruled that a Tampa man has the right to grow his own medical marijuana. Leon County Judge Karen Gievers said on Wednesday that Joseph Redner is entitled under state law to grow and use marijuana for juicing. The 77-year old…
Published: Mar 5, 2018, 1:37 pm • Updated: Mar 5, 2018, 1:37 pm By The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A hearing on Florida banning smokable forms of medical marijuana will be heard by a circuit court judge in May. Leon County Judge Karen Gievers will hold a non-jury trial…
Published: Feb 21, 2018, 12:34 pm • Updated: Feb 21, 2018, 12:51 pm By Carol Kent Wyatt, Crestview News Bulletin Feb. 20–SUNNY HILLS — Garland Harp of Sunny Hills had a somewhat unique New Year’s Resolution this year. “I was determined to come completely off opioids,” said Harp, who has…
Published: Jan 29, 2018, 11:03 am • Updated: Jan 29, 2018, 11:03 am By The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the state’s decision to ban smokable forms of medical marijuana can proceed but without one of the key parties. Leon County…
Published: Jan 18, 2018, 4:00 pm • Updated: Jan 18, 2018, 4:00 pm By Brendan Farrington, The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida lawyer was disbarred Thursday for telling clients it was OK to possess, use and grow marijuana for medical use — more than two years before Florida…
Published: Nov 22, 2017, 9:00 am • Updated: Nov 22, 2017, 9:01 am By Gary Fineout, associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida nursery and a man who suffers from epilepsy filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Gov. Rick Scott’s administration that contends that state officials are flouting the state’s new…
Published: Nov 8, 2017, 11:11 am • Updated: Nov 8, 2017, 11:11 am By Matt Gaetz, Guest Commentary In 1981, a Tax Court judge ruled on tax deductions taken by Mr. Jeff Edmonson, a man with a unique business: the large-scale distribution of drugs. For the tax year in question,…
Published: Nov 2, 2017, 2:59 pm • Updated: Nov 2, 2017, 4:10 pm By Alex Pasquariello, The Cannabist Staff A freshman Republican congressman on Thursday condemned New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for “outrageous” statements he made comparing medical cannabis legalization efforts to the origins of the current opioid epidemic. “It…