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Move Over Oranges, Florida’s New Hot Cash Crop Could Soon Be Hemp, Only Time Will Tell

Eric HoppesApril 29, 2019

Last week the Florida Senate made a groundbreaking move, unanimously passing a bill that is aimed at establishing a state hemp program. The bill, titled SB 1020, was introduced and backed by the Appropriations Chairman Rob Bradley. It would effectiv... Read More...

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Florida Govoner DeSantis Approves New Medical Cannabis Licenses for 8 Nurseries

Eric HoppesApril 18, 2019

A settlement agreement has been signed by Florida's Governor, Ron DeSantis, issuing another eight licenses to cannabis nurseries. This nearly doubles the already highly regulated and competitive market size. The nurseries that will be receiving thes... Read More...

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Florida Subcommittee Passes Proposal Capping THC to 10% and Further Restricting the State’s Marijuana Industry

Eric HoppesApril 3, 2019

Yesterday, we broke the news that House Speaker Jose Oliva and Representative Ray Rodrigues were part of a ploy to cap THC levels in Florida. Today, that poison pill bill has passed its first subcommittee hearing and is moving to next steps. This bi... Read More...

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Florida Welcomes the Largest Marijuana Culture Festival as Dab Day Hits the Streets of Miami for 4/20

Eric HoppesMarch 25, 2019

It's now less than a month until the largest marijuana culture festival comes to Miami, Florida. Dab Day Productions is bringing a "420 Celebration" to SoHo Studios in the Arts District of Wynwood, Miami on 4/20/2019. Dab Day Productions has been... Read More...

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Florida’s Largest Marijuana Distributor Trulieve Becomes the First Treatment Center to Make a Legal Smokable Marijuana Sale

Eric HoppesMarch 21, 2019

Just days after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis officially signed the repeal to the medical marijuana smoking ban, the largest Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (MMTC) in the state, Trulieve, becomes the first to complete a smokable flower sale, fitt... Read More...

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Officially Ends The Ban on Smokable Medical Marijuana

Eric HoppesMarch 18, 2019

After a landslide vote of 101-11 this week in the Florida House SB 182 gets signed into law today by Governor Ron DeSantis at 2:40 PM Gary Stein of Clarity PAC and other sources in Tallahassee, confirmed that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB ... Read More...

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Suffering Veterans Getting the Help They Need in Statewide Tour Aimed at Restoring Quality of Life and Educating Potential Patients About the Healing Capabilities of Cannabis

Eric HoppesMarch 16, 2019

Last night a unique and coordinated effort to help both Veterans and victims of Hurricane Michael kicked-off a statewide tour in Gainesville, Florida. The Love & Hugs Collide Tour 2019 is the collaboration of two friends who have reconnected a... Read More...

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Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith Files Monumental Legislation Vying to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Florida

Eric HoppesFebruary 27, 2019

Just two days after the end of the Florida Medical Cannabis Conference in Orlando, Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith has filed some monumental legislation. In an attempt to comply with Governor Ron DeSantis' legislative deadline of March 15th to implement ... Read More...

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Florida Medical Cannabis Conference Draws Record Crowds at World Center Marriott in Orlando Making Waves in Florida’s Cannabis Industry

Eric HoppesFebruary 26, 2019

This weekend thousands gathered to attend the Florida Medical Cannabis Conference in Orlando to celebrate and progress Florida's cannabis industry. Event founders, Jill Giles and Dawn Yarnell, partnered with Trulieve (Florida's largest Medical Marij... Read More...

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Heavy Metals in Marijuana Vape Cartridges Cause Growing Concern in California and Beyond

Eric HoppesFebruary 21, 2019

Recent studies conducted in California by Eaze and Jane Technologies, Inc. report that marijuana "vape pens" or e-cigarettes make up roughly 25 percent of cannabis sales in California. BDS Analytics also conducted a nation-wide study and determined t... Read More...

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Recreational Cannabis Won’t be legalized in Florida Any Time Soon

Florida Supreme Court Smashes Florigrown and the hopes of small cannabis businesses.

Florida Supreme Court kills cannabis legalization ballot proposal

Bill That Caps THC Potency in Medical Cannabis is Now Dead

Florida’s Cannabis Industry is Booming and this Florida Lawmaker Wants to Kill That

Florida Legislators Want to Limit THC to 10%

Many Cannabis Companies Are Fighting to Keep Homegrown Cannabis Illegal

House Passes Historic Bill to Decriminalize Cannabis

Florida’s Medical Cannabis Industry Gets Permission to Sell Edible Products