As they await election result, entrepreneurs poised for medical marijuana market : sun-sentinel

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As they await election result, entrepreneurs poised for medical marijuana market

As they await election result, entrepreneurs poised for medical marijuana market

Medical marijuana-related businesses have been cropping up throughout South Florida — and eagerly await results of Tuesday's vote on Amendment 2.From a seed-to-sale tracking company to a specialty staffing business to law firms that focus on medical marijuana-related cases, there is a lot of money to be made if the constitutional amendment passes.Medical marijuana legalization would generate an estimated $109 million in sales in Florida by 2018, experts say, but the biggest growth will be in related businesses.


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This election, don't let the lights go out on medical marijuana

This election, don't let the lights go out on medical marijuana

Today, more than 300 million Americans live in states with medical cannabis laws, and over 2 million individuals are legally using medical cannabis under their state programs.However, these patients and programs technically violate federal law, but this could all change on Nov. 8.For the past three years, state sponsored medical cannabis programs have operated under the guidance of federal agency memos and Congressionally imposed spending restrictions, which have limited federal interference and created a "cease-fire" for states implementing medical cannabis programs.