Medical Marijuana

Lirot worked with the strip club owner, who died last week at age 86, for decades and fought alongside him for decades in challenges to local government regulation of adult entertainment.

The measure calls for several requirements, including prohibiting centers from operating within 500 feet of a park, child care facility or early learning service provider.

Operators sold more than 141,000 ounces of smokable cannabis from Oct. 31 through Nov. 6 in the state, according to the Florida Department of Health.

The Supreme Court's decision will have a big impact on the Florida lawsuit.

A hearing that began Monday is slated to run through mid-February. The new licenses are required under a 2017 law that called for boosting the number of licenses as the number of eligible patients increases.

The panel rejected the federal government’s argument that the restrictions are in keeping with the nation’s history of disarming people deemed dangerous, such as people who are mentally ill or drug addicts.

The health care measure also covers rules related to medical marijuana treatment centers and labs, as well as licensing of out-of-state physicians, nurses and PAs.

The bill also would require the Department of Health to recertify patients’ eligibility for the medical marijuana program every two years instead of annually.

Green Thumb Industries, which wants to sell cannabis next to convenience stores in Florida, has filed an appeal after an administrative law judge ruled against it, siding with state health regulators.

Florida marijuana regulators rejected rejected Green Thumb Industries' requests to open dispensaries near or adjacent to the stores. An administrative law judge just ruled in favor of the denial.

Stephon Ford, the stopped driver, argued the dog could not differentiate between illegal marijuana and medical marijuana or hemp. The appeals court backed Ford’s argument.

Rep. Mitch Rosenwald, D-Oakland Park, filed the proposal (HB 83) that seeks to protect government employees and job applicants who legally use medical marijuana.