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medical marijuana in Florida

Mom of epileptic son caught in Charlotte’s Web medical marijuana bureaucracy

John Pendygraft Mar 30, 2015

Just as 13-year-old Branden Petro flops into the passenger seat of his mom's car, his eyes roll back. His face twitches uncontrollably. He curls into a fetal position.
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Florida

Bill Day’s latest: Charlotte’s Web and the political snake pit

Phil Ammann Mar 26, 2015

The Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act, signed by Gov. Rick Scott last June, calls for the creation of a state framework to provide medically needy patients with a strain of marijuana –…
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Florida

Tentative public hearing on Charlotte’s Web rule scheduled

James Call Feb 11, 2015

“This rule brings us much closer to providing this product safely and efficiently to children and families dealing with intractable epilepsy and patients dealing with advanced cancer”
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Florida

Lakeland hosts debate over medical marijuana

Associated Press Aug 31, 2014

The amendment, which requires 60 percent approval by voters, will be on the ballot in November’s general election.
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