Pollsters reported 78 percent of Democrats, 69 percent of non-affiliated voters, and 55 percent of Republicans back the proposed legalization measure.
Region: Tallahassee
Under the new law, physicians may issue certification renewals following a telehealth evaluation.
Authors reported that 79 percent of patients surveyed acknowledged either ceasing or reducing their use of pain medications following their initiation of medical cannabis.
In both instances, Florida’s Attorney General’s office had petitioned the Court to preemptively review the initiatives and had filed legal briefs opposing them.
Survey of Medical Cannabis Patients Finds Self-Reported Reductions in Pain, Prescription Medications
Eighty-nine percent of respondents said that medical cannabis provided them with “great relief” for their medical condition.
The new rules will allow patients access for the first time to cannabis-infused edible products.
Language initially passed by members of the House to impose a cap on the potency of THC available in products marketed to certain medical cannabis patients is dead for the 2020 legislative session.
Tallahassee, FL: Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed legislation, Senate Bill 182, repealing the…