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DAG 7th Annual Conference – Shaping the Future of Cannabis

By / August 13, 2024 /

The CLAB 7th Annual Conference, taking place on October 14-15 at the Diplomat Resort in Hollywood, Florida, is poised to be a landmark event for the cannabis industry in Florida.…

Trulieve Ups Investment with $5M in Cannabis Campaign

By / July 29, 2024 /

Trulieve Donates Additional $5 Million to Florida Recreational Marijuana Campaign The movement to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida has gained significant momentum with a substantial financial boost from Trulieve, a…

DeSantis Takes Aim at Florida Cannabis Measure in GOP Speech

By / July 17, 2024 /

DeSantis Attacks Cannabis Legalization Initiative, Makes Hyperbolic Claims Milwaukee, WI – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) on Wednesday vehemently criticized Amendment 3, a marijuana legalization initiative slated for the state’s…

Cannabis Exec Donates $100K to DeSantis’ Anti-Cannabis Campaign

By / July 15, 2024 /

Florida Hemp Businesses Rally Behind Gov. DeSantis in Anti-Cannabis Legalization Effort Amid new reports, Florida-based hemp businesses are throwing their support behind Gov. Ron DeSantis’s campaign to defeat a marijuana…

Curaleaf Chair Boris Jordan Discusses Global Cannabis Expansion

By / June 26, 2024 /

LONDON – Massachusetts-based cannabis multistate operator Curaleaf Holdings first entered the European market in 2021 with the acquisition of Emmac Life Sciences. Two years later, the company purchased a Portuguese…

NCAA Votes to Remove Cannabis from Banned Substances List

By / June 26, 2024 /

LONDON – The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has voted to remove marijuana from its banned substances list for Division I players, effective immediately. Historic Decision: Cannabis No Longer Banned…

Major Cannabis Player Liquidates Florida Holdings in Restructuring Move

By / June 18, 2024 /

The Cannabist Company has unveiled a series of strategic initiatives aimed at boosting profitability and streamlining operations. These measures include a corporate restructuring expected to save around $10 million annually.…

Florida Hemp Industry Relieved as DeSantis Vetoes Delta-8 THC Ban

By / June 17, 2024 /

The hemp community in Florida is breathing a collective sigh of relief following Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) veto of a bill that they say, if signed, would have presented an…

Florida Cannabis Legalization Campaign Highlights Tax Revenue for Schools and Roads

By / June 14, 2024 /

Supporters of the proposed state constitutional amendment to legalize recreational adult use of cannabis in Florida emphasize the potential increase in state revenues. The nonpartisan Florida Financial Impact Estimating Conference…

Florida’s Controversial Hemp Legislation: In the Spotlight

By / June 7, 2024 /

All eyes are once again on Florida, but this time it’s the hemp industry, not the citizen-initiated constitutional amendment to legalize adult-use cannabis in the November 2024 election, that is…

Research Shows Cannabis Use May Lower Prostate Cancer Rates

By / June 7, 2024 /

Cannabis Each Day Keeps Prostate Cancer Away Prostate cancer (PC) prevalence was found to be lower in both current and former cannabis users compared to non-users in a recent study.…

Florida Cannabis Licenses Delayed as Adult-Use Vote Approaches

By / May 30, 2024 /

Stalled Expansion in the Nation’s Largest Medical-Only Cannabis Market By law, the Florida marijuana industry – the largest medical-only cannabis market in the country with $2 billion in projected annual…