Education & Advocacy
In this Florida fight for expanded patient access to medical cannabis, I’ve become pretty intimate with the digestive process of the state legislature. My day routinely consists of checking the Florida Senate and House websites, reading bills and their amendments, checking blogs and watching video. Patient advocacy is something we take very seriously. In order […]
As the final day of the Florida legislature’s 2017 session inches ever closer (May 5), both the House and Senate are advancing bills that would reshape the medical cannabis program statewide. It is of utmost importance that lawmakers craft a program that is geared the interest of the patient; one that allows doctors to qualify […]
On March 14 and 15th, Dr. Gordon traveled to the Florida State Capital in Tallahassee. The goal was to meet with as many legislators as possible to lobby on behalf of our patients for a fair medical cannabis program. He was able to meet with a few dozen decision makers, and learned quickly that your […]
One of the most often repeated questions within our clinic is “what about my concealed carry and getting my medical marijuana card?” A simple Google search will turn up enough articles to sufficiently scare any gun owner or CCW licensee. But what is the straight truth? I’ve done some comprehensive digging to find some solid […]
Since opening our practice, we’ve told every patient we’ve seen that we’d provide them with timely updates as they occurred with respect to Florida’s medical marijuana program. Today, without any fanfare, something big happened. Anyone familiar with text of Amendment 2 and the state’s expanded cannabis program can tell you that implementation hinged on the creation of […]
From our legal staff at Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick this morning: As predicted, the Office of Compassionate Use has updated the FAQ section of its webpage. Questions 1 through 9 now specifically address the issues with Amendment 2 that have been the subject of recent speculation and confusion. Unfortunately (though not surprisingly), the “answers” to […]
Today a Notice of Development of Rulemaking titled Rule No. 64-4.012 Medical Marijuana for Debilitating Conditions was published on the Florida Administrative Register. This is our first look at some of the initial regulation the state will use when implementing Amendment 2’s rules. The state Board of Health has also announced 5 public rule development […]
Ending weeks of silence on the state implementation of Amendment 2, Office Of Compassionate Use Director Christian Bax spoke to reporters after testifying at the House Health Quality Subcommittee today in Tallahassee. “Should any patient establish a relationship with a physician for 90 days, the 90 days is a restriction on the timeline for which […]
Over the course of the past few weeks since we officially announced our practice, there has been much speculation about exactly how Florida will implement the Constitutional amendment that 71.3% of voters passed back in November. The legislators in Tallahassee are tasked with building the legal framework of the state’s expansion of the existing medical […]
