Nicolas Peruyero was 8 years old, blind and unable to walk or talk when his mother saw a documentary about the benefits of medical marijuana and its promise to reduce seizures. For a few moments, Nancy Peruyero imagined what Nicolas’ life might be like without the relentless myoclonic seizures every day. And for the first […]
Tag: Florida
Florida Becomes First State in the South to Vote in Favor of Medical Marijuana
Loses Despite Clear Majority Support, Thanks to Unique Florida Law Requiring 60% for Ballot Initiatives and $ 5 Million Opposition Campaign National Implications: Majority Support Sends Strong Message, Regardless of 60% Florida Requirement Today, a large majority of voters in Florida approved Amendment 2, a ballot initiative that makes Florida, with its huge population and […]
Florida Doctors Don’t Trust Florida Doctors with Medical Marijuana
The Florida Medical Association, the state’s largest association of physicians with a membership of 20,000, came out on Monday to publicly oppose Question 2, the constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana in the Sunshine State. Question 2 needs 60 … High Times
Florida Men Facing Life in Prison for Colorado Pot Products
A couple of Florida men busted in Oklahoma City recently for transporting a substantial amount of hash and various other legal cannabis products purchased in Colorado are now facing life in prison. High Times
Florida Police Leave Note After Vehicle Search
The dastardly underbelly of Florida law enforcement has risen from the proverbial slop bucket and unleashed a vile level of illegal search despicable enough to force Lady Justice into exchanging her blindfold for a chastity belt. High Times
Florida Senator: Zero Tolerance for Recreational Marijuana
In an interview this week, Florida senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) said, "I don't believe there's a responsible way to recreationally use marijuana.” The 42-year-old senator also refused to admit if he ever personally smoked pot and attempted to justify … High Times
Florida Medical Marijuana: The Winners and The Losers
I was asked to comment on Florida’s impending medical marijuana vote by a TV producer for FOX 35 Orlando, Florida, today. He wanted to know, briefly, who will be the winners and losers in Florida when the medical marijuana constitutional amendment passes in November… High Times
Florida Will Be the Next Medical Marijuana State
Activists hoping for a marijuana law reform breakthrough in the South just got their wish. The Florida Supreme Courtannounced todaythat they have approved the ballot summary for the proposed constitutional amendment to legalize the medical use of cannabis in t… High Times
Med Marijuana Advocates Meet Florida Ballot Goal
A petition campaign to legalize medical marijuana in Florida has gathered enough signatures to put the issue on November’s general election ballot. Just after noon Friday, county elections officials had validated 710,508 signatures — enough to force a vote on a proposed constitutional amendment to allow growth, sale and possession of marijuana for medical uses. […]
Florida Drug Court Judge Drunk on the Job
A Florida judge who created a “drug court” to divert misdemeanor pot users into treatment allegedly came to the courtroom so inebriated she had to beremoved from the premisesby a chief judge and landed in rehab two days later. On Dec… High Times