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Medical marijuana has been legal in Florida for a decade now for people with specific medical conditions, and nearly a million Floridians have an active medical marijuana card. But questions still pop up about how it works, like: can I smoke it in my yard? What about on my porch?It…

Why the Future of Marijuana Legalization Remains Hazy Despite High Public Support  Cannabis Equipment Newssource

A monthslong hearing kicked off Monday in a fierce licensure battle over a rare opportunity to join Florida’s medical marijuana industry. The hearing, slated to run through mid-February, comes nearly a year after state health regulators announced their intent to award medical marijuana licenses to 22 out of dozens of…

Digital registry ID card in works for medical cannabis  KELOLAND.comsource

(WGGB/WSHM) — As of April 20th, new laws are in place for marijuana users and businesses. Under this new legislation, called An Act Modernizing the Commonwealth’s Cannabis Laws, signed into law over the weekend, several things are overhauled significantly. However, there is an effort to repeal the states’ laws allowing…

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Cannabis newsAfter lawmakers blunted expansion for years, Texas’ medical marijuana industry is slated to see more marijuana operators coming online, current ones opening more facilities, and more Texans enrolling in the program this year.In September 2025, Texas officially rolled out the most significant expansion of its medical marijuana program, the…

A Florida state court recently held that an employer violated the Florida Civil Rights Act by failing to accommodate an employee’s off-duty, off-site medical marijuana use to treat his disabilities. The court granted summary judgment in favor of the former employee, whom the employer had placed on unpaid administrative leave…

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Color SchemeSubscriber ActionsStaff OptionsConnect With UsSupport Local JournalismWhen Washington and Colorado became the first states to legalize marijuana in 2012, Aaron Como said 4/20 was a pretty big deal.Fourteen years later, it’s difficult to go a few miles anywhere in Washington without spotting a dispensary just a block away, which…