Tag Archives: Ben Pollara

03 Jan

Featured, Marijuana News

Recreational marijuana in Florida likely on hold for years

• January 3, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

Anyone hoping that Florida voters would get a shot at legalizing recreational marijuana in 2018 will likely be disappointed. Organizer...

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08 Nov

Featured, Medical Marijuana

Chart: Medical marijuana patient counts surging in Florida

• November 8, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Despite a shaky rollout, Florida’s full-fledged medical marijuana industry is off to an explosive start. More than 30,000 patients h...

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24 Jun

Featured, Medical Marijuana

International airport in Florida bans medical marijuana

• June 24, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

It is now illegal to have any type of marijuana, even medical marijuana, at the Orlando International Airport. A draft policy publis...

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22 Jun

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

Orlando International Airport bans medical marijuana

• June 22, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - It is now illegal to have any type of marijuana, even medical marijuana, at the Orlando International Airport. ...

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24 May

Featured, International News, Marijuana News, Medical Marijuana

John Morgan ‘prepared to invest $100M’ in medical marijuana

• May 24, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

John Morgan spent nearly $7 million pushing two statewide ballot initiatives to expand medical marijuana throughout the state of Florid...

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07 May

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

State Senate’s Medical Marijuana Bill Also Bans Smoking Weed, Advocate Threatens to Sue

• May 7, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

The campaign to pass Amendment 2, last year's state constitutional amendment that legalized medical marijuana for patients with illness...

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06 May

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

Florida House, Senate down to wire on medical marijuana

• May 6, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

TALLAHASSEE-With just one day left to pass a bill, House and Senate Republican leaders are still struggling to strike a deal on the rol...

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06 May

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

FLORIDA: IS IT ‘MEDICAL MARIJUANA’ IF YOU CAN’T SMOKE IT?

• May 6, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Following last-minute changes, the lower house of Florida’s legislature voted 105-9 on Tuesday to pass HB 1397, ostensibly following th...

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04 May

Featured, International News, Marijuana News

Florida House passes medical marijuana language

• May 4, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

The Florida House passed legislation that would put medical marijuana into effect in the state after making last-minute changes release...

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03 Dec

Featured, International News, Medicine

Florida to wait a little longer for medical marijuana

• December 3, 2016
• By The Laughing Grass

Legislative leaders in Florida hold the future to the implementation of the state’s medical cannabis. The leaders are not particularly ...

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