Marijuana

The rulings Monday reject Attorney General Ashley Moody’s arguments that both of the proposed questions should have been rejected.

While one amendment seeks to ensure abortion rights, the other would allow adults 21 or older to use recreational marijuana in the state.

When Florida lawmakers went home after ending the 2024 legislative session Friday, they left behind hundreds of bills that did not pass.

Executive director Shamarial Roberson, an epidemiologist, says the association will advocate for “research and advancement” for medical marijuana.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is correct that the federal government classifies marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, which means that it is considered a greater concern than either fentanyl or cocaine, which are classified as Schedule 2 drugs.

A key Senate committee on Tuesday signed off on a proposal that would impose limits on the amount of euphoria-inducing THC in pot products, in an effort contingent on the success of a proposed constitutional amendment seeking to authorize recreational marijuana.

Florida lawmakers are looking at limiting the potency of marijuana sold in the state if voters approve a constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of pot.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discussed the proposed amendment to shift to partisan school board races in Florida. Then, we discussed the push to get abortion rights and recreational marijuana on the 2024 ballot. Plus, we also caught up on some recent health and environmental news stories from across the state.

Some of the cases that will go before the state Supreme Court involve ballot referendums, with issues including abortion and marijuana. The court will also hear a challenge over a new redistricting map.

State Office of Medical Marijuana Use Director Christopher Kimball offered the tentative timeline after giving a presentation about the medical marijuana program to a House panel.

The University of North Florida poll sampled voters across the state from Nov. 6- 26. Of the 716 registered voters who participated, 277 were completed via telephone and 439 online.

An administrative law judge issued an order allowing a challenge by Sanctuary Cannabis to proceed and granted an emergency motion to force health officials to provide info used to calculate the new fee.