Medical marijuana bill moves closer to passing stat : Sun Sentinel

Substantial changes to the Florida House version of medical marijuana rules bring it closer to the Senate bill — and closer to becoming law. "Some of us may believe medical marijuana exists, but in fact you will find no scientific evidence," he said. Rodrigues said that the final House version will ensure access while making sure that medical marijuana in Florida doesn't become recreational marijuana in all but name. The number of medical marijuana growing licenses will increase by ten before July of next year. People who obtain licenses to grow and distribute medical marijuana will no longer be allowed to contract out the cultivation and dispensing of the plant.




HOLYOKE -- The City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to grant approval for a medical marijuana cultivation and processing facility at 28 Appleton St. GTI Massachusetts officials have said the company will put $8 million into planning and building the medical marijuana facility, which could be operating by November. This Special Permit for is for medical marijuana only not recreational marijuana. Any requested change to this scope of permitted uses at the RMD will require a new Special Permit from the Holyoke City Council. The Council granted a special permit to GTI Massachusetts NP Corp. to run the city's first medical marijuana facility on the second floor of an old mill building in an industrial zone at Appleton and Canal streets.


The lawsuit seeks to stop the state Department of Health from allowing five new companies to grow and sell medical marijuana in New York. Buy Photo (Photo: Seth Harrison/The Journal News)Still, the expansion plan is one of many political issues that medical marijuana companies, such as Etain and Vireo Health, sought to influence. Court recordsThe lawsuit included revelations about how the initial five medical marijuana companies in New York are apparently teetering on insolvency. CLOSE Skip in Skip x Embed x Share A group of five licensed marijuana dispensaries are suing to stop New York state from licensing five more. "At the very least, the ability of the current (marijuana companies) to achieve economies of scale and reduce prices — which is essential for broad public access — will be severely delayed."


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