Florida Matters Preview: Medical Marijuana
A group called United for Care is behind the push to get a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana on the 2014 Florida ballot. The group is» E-Mail This
View ArticleNew Poll: Crist Up By 7 Points Over Gov. Scott
Republican-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist is leading Republican Gov. Rick Scott by 7 points in a poll released Thursday, but the lead is much closer than...» E-Mail This
View ArticleBest of Florida Matters from 2013
We're taking another listen to some of our most memorable stories of 2013. We look at the issue of gun violence in Florida and the popularity of...» E-Mail This
View ArticleFL Supreme Court OKs Medical Marijuana for Ballot
TALLAHASSEE -- A Florida measure that would allow the use of medical marijuana has cleared its final hurdle and will be on the November ballot. The...» E-Mail This
View ArticleFact-Checking Marijuana Claims
There is going to be a lot of talk about marijuana in the state of Florida between now and November, when Floridians will be given an opportunity to...» E-Mail This
View ArticleJohn Morgan Speaks to Tiger Bay Club About Medical Marijuana
John Morgan, an Orlando trial attorney known for his television and radio ads, played a large role in getting a constitutional amendment attempting to...» E-Mail This
View ArticleFact-Checking Gaetz on Medical Marijuana Amendment
This November, voters in Florida will decide the fate of medical marijuana. Critics of the measure say this will open the floodgates and eventually lead...» E-Mail This
View Article'Higher' Education: Medical Marijuana Tampa Teaches Business of Cannabis
You may expect a lecture at cannabis college to sound like a scene from the stoner movie Half Baked. Instead, it sounds like a lot of talk about light...» E-Mail This
View ArticleFact-Checking Medical Marijuana Caregiver Qualifications
When it comes to fact-checking the growing debate over Florida's proposed constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana, well, let's just say it...» E-Mail This
View ArticleMoms Rally to Legalize Medical Marijuana - For Their Kids
In June, the state legislature legalized an oil form marijuana called Charlotte’s Web for medicinal use. It doesn’t have a lot of THC - the substance...» E-Mail This
View ArticleCannaDay Comes To Ybor
CannaDay Tampa Bay was in Ybor on Friday. Activists, entrepreneurs and patients gathered to discuss medical cannabis and its future in Florida. Some...» E-Mail This
View ArticlePolk Sheriff Judd, John Morgan Square Off Over Medical Marijuana
A standing-room-only crowd of more than 700 people packed into a high school auditorium in Lakeland Thursday night. They came to see Florida...» E-Mail This
View ArticleAmendment 2 Provides Marijuana Forever? No Says PolitiFact
The hot ballot issue in Florida in November is Amendment 2, which would legalize the medical use of marijuana in the state.Backers of Amendment 2 say it...» E-Mail This
View ArticleFlorida Matters Preview: Forum on Amendment 2
This November, voters in Florida will decide whether or not to legalize medical marijuana. Recently, The Ledger of Lakeland hosted a forum on Amendment...» E-Mail This
View ArticleFlorida Matters Preview: Grady Judd vs. John Morgan on Amendment 2
This November, voters in Florida will decide whether or not to legalize medical marijuana. Recently, The Ledger of Lakeland hosted a forum on Amendment...» E-Mail This
View ArticleFact-Checking the Popularity of Amendment Two
In the midterm elections earlier this month in Florida, the constitutional amendment to allow for the distribution of medical marijuana needed 60...» E-Mail This
View ArticleFlorida Matters: Previewing 2015 Legislative Issues (Medical Marijuana,...
This week on Florida Matters, we are taking a look at some of the issues lawmakers are expected to take up during the upcoming 60-day session. We will...
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