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From Cash to Crypto: Could USD Stablecoins Be the High Road for Florida’s Cannabis Industry

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Why Are Florida’s Cannabis Businesses Still Stuck in the Cash Age? In Florida, licensed medical marijuana businesses may be legal under state law, but under federal law cannabis remains a Schedule I controlled substance....more

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The Week in Weed: January 2025 # 4

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we look at the new administration’s choice for interim DEA head. Florida may have cannabis on the ballot...more

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The Role of Toxicology in Florida Accident Investigations: What Happens If Drugs or Alcohol Are Suspected?

Accident investigations are essential for determining cause(s), assigning liability, and improving public safety. In Florida, where bustling roads, recreational boating, and tourism create dynamic environments, the role of...more

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Florida Employers Should Consider Accommodations for Off-Duty Use of Medical Marijuana, Court Rules

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Florida law requires employers to consider accommodations for off-duty use of medical marijuana, a Florida state court has held and granted the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment....more

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Florida Medical Cannabis Business Licensing Process: What Happens Next for MMTC Applicants?

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Florida has the nation's largest medical cannabis market, and its Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (MMTC) licenses are some of the most valuable cannabis licenses in the world. It's been over a year since applications were...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Trump Tabs Controversial Florida Congressman as Attorney General Nominee

In perhaps his most controversial cabinet appointment yet, earlier today, President-elect Trump said he would nominate Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as U.S. Attorney General. Although Gaetz’s nomination was met with skepticism by...more

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Florida Voters Could Legalize Recreational Cannabis This Fall: Here’s What Employers Need to Know

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Businesses in the Sunshine State should start thinking about how a ballot initiative to legalize recreational cannabis could impact their workplace policies and practices. The Florida Supreme Court recently approved the...more

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Floridians to Decide Fate of Adult-Use Marijuana This November

It’s not a joke. On April 1, 2024, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that voters will decide in November whether Florida will become the 24th state to legalize adult-use marijuana. In the face of significant opposition that...more

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Is the Third Time a Charm? Florida Voters Will Get to Vote on the Adult-Use of Marijuana in the Sunshine State

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Following several failed attempts, Florida's conservative-leaning Supreme Court has paved the way for voters to consider a proposed state constitutional amendment on the November ballot aimed at allowing the recreational or...more

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Florida Supreme Court Paves Way for Voters to Legalize Recreational Marijuana in November

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Marking a significant development for the cannabis industry both in the state of Florida and throughout the U.S., an initiative will appear on the November 5, 2024, ballot in Florida, which could amend its constitution to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Delta-Nope: Florida Poised to Ban Delta-8 and Delta-10 Products

Earlier this week, the Florida legislature passed a bill (SB 1698) that will limit the amount of THC in hemp-derived products and threatens to upend the novel cannabinoid industry in the state. For the past few years,...more

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HB 1053 Proposes Tripling Medical Marijuana Facility Proximity Rules

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A newly proposed piece of Florida legislation, HB 1053, aims to triple the required “buffer” distance between schools and medical marijuana treatment centers that cultivate, process, or dispense medical cannabis....more

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Cannabis Inventory Tracking Vendor Urges Colorado State Court to Dismiss Marijuana Dispensary’s Lawsuit

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Florida-based cannabis inventory tracking vendor Metrc LLC is asking a Colorado state court to toss a dispensary’s lawsuit challenging its process for charging so-called “support fees” as violative of state anti-trust and...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

With Adult Use in Delaware and Medical Cannabis Legalization in Kentucky, the Next Licensing Sweepstakes Begin

On April 28, 2023, Texas and Florida both accepted the expected dozens of applications for a limited number of medical cannabis licenses in those respective states. In the background, Kentucky recently legalized medical...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Florida OMMU Sets Due Date for Applications for 22 More Medical Marijuana Treatment Center Licenses

Big news out of the Sunshine State today. The Florida Office of Medical Marijuana Use has set the due date for applications for 22 more Medical Marijuana Treatment Center licenses. By Emergency Rule published today, the OMMU...more

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Florida Rule Sets the Stage for Upcoming Medical Marijuana Treatment Center License Application Round

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The wait is finally over! The Florida Department of Health’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use released Emergency Rule 64ER22-9 this morning, setting the stage for how the department will handle the highly anticipated upcoming...more

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Cannabis Laws & the Southern States

The changes in the cannabis industry in Southeastern United States represent some of the most surprising and remarkable changes in the history of the industry... Originally published by Bloomberg Law....more

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Florida’s Latest Attempt at a Recreational-Use Marijuana Constitutional Amendment

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A constitutional ballot initiative was recently filed for Florida's 2024 General Election titled "Adult Personal Use of Marijuana." If approved by Florida voters, individuals 21 or older will be allowed "to possess, purchase,...more

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Florida Medical Marijuana Business Licensing Expansion is on the Horizon!

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The wait may soon be over for those wishing to enter the Florida medical marijuana market. The Florida Department of Health's Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU) will soon open a general application process for additional...more

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Cannabis Legal Report - July 2022

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Florida Lawsuit Challenges Federal Regulations Regarding Firearm Purchases for Medical Cannabis Patients - Following a recent Supreme Court ruling, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked for more time to respond to a...more

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The Florida Supreme Court Rejects Recreational Marijuana Initiative

Although it remains illegal under federal law, recreational marijuana is legal in more than a dozen states and in Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, June 22, 2021, Connecticut became the 18th state to legalize recreational...more

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Minimum Wage and Marijuana on the Ballot

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Focus on the presidential contest aside, on Election Day, voters in several states approved measures that will impact employers. Namely, Florida employers are now looking at years of incremental increases to the minimum...more

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Florida Releases Its Long-Awaited Marijuana Edibles Rules - Finally

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Florida’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU), this week, released the long-awaited rules surrounding the production and sale of marijuana edibles in Florida. ...more

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Florida Medical Marijuana Users May Soon Become Protected Class Under State Employment Laws

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In 2016, Florida joined the ranks of states that legalized medical marijuana after voters approved a constitutional amendment, which led to the enactment of implementing statutes. Since then, more than three hundred thousand...more

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THC: To Cap or Not to Cap; That Is the Question

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House Speaker Jose Oliva announced on February 13, 2020, that establishing THC limits in all medical marijuana products sold to patients in Florida is a priority for the Florida House of Representatives this year. ...more

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