Florida Tries Again on Medical Marijuana
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A bill to fast track some medical marijuana use in Florida is moving forward in the state legislature.
The Senate Health Policy Committee approved the legislation Tuesday in an 8-0 vote.
It would make changes to the law already passed by Florida lawmakers last spring. That measure has yet to help anyone because of legal challenges and bureaucratic delays.
"There are just some flaws that need to be corrected in the bill that we passed," sponsor Sen. Rob Bradley said to the committee as they considered the measure Tuesday.
The new bill expands the list of illnesses for which medical marijuana can be used. The new list includes HIV, epilepsy, ALS, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease.
The legislation also quadruples, to 20, the number of dispensing organizations allowed across the state.
Importantly, Bradley told the committee, it also establishes a time frame to issue those licenses, to...
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