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  Florida Officials Make "Same Old" Argument for Restricting Medical Marijuana Licenses

  December 11 at 9 a.m.

  The disagreement boils down to one tiny word in the 2016 MMJ amendment.

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  Federal Bill to Legalize Marijuana Is a Good Sign for Florida

  November 27 at 10 a.m.

  The bill's traction is adding legitimacy to a movement in Florida.

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  Miami-Dade Stopped Prosecuting Minor Pot Charges, but Cops Keep Making Arrests Anyway

  November 26 at 9:07 a.m.

  Prosecutors now drop any low-level marijuana cases, but Miami-area cops keep arresting people anyway.

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  Recreational Weed Would Pump $190 Million Into Florida's Economy, Report Says

  November 22 at 10 a.m.

  Sales of recreational marijuana and accompanying increases in tourism would account for about $190 million in tax revenue after the official industry was up and running, the report says. The analysts say the overall economic effect would be "slightly positive" — more or less a ringing endorsement from a state that was once ground zero for the war on weed.

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  Two Bills Could Dismantle Florida's Medical Marijuana "Cartel"

  November 22 at 8 a.m.

  In Florida, companies such as Philip Morris and Bacardi aren't required to cultivate and process raw plant material and then package, distribute, and sell their cigarettes and rum. But for some reason, state law requires medical marijuana producers to operate exactly that way.

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  Firing Medical Marijuana Patients for Drug Use Would Be Banned Under New Florida Bill

  November 18 at 8 a.m.

  Some of Florida's estimated 300,000 medical marijuana users have learned the hard way that although it's legal to use cannabis to relieve certain conditions, they can still face consequences at work and school.