Editorial: Building the framework for medical marijuana in Florida
Medical marijuana is officially legal in Florida. Supported by 71 percent of voters in the November election, Amendment 2 allows the use of full-strength marijuana for an array of diseases and conditions. It's now up to the Legislature and the Florida Department of Health to establish a functional framework for producing and distributing the drug to patients in pain — and there should be no stonewalling in Tallahassee.
In 2014, Florida voters narrowly defeated an amendment to the state Constitution authorizing marijuana for medical use. Supporters, led by Orlando attorney John Morgan, tweaked and improved the language and brought it back to voters last fall. Under Amendment 2, doctors who complete a required course can recommend full-strength cannabis to patients for treatment of numerous debilitating ailments including cancer, multiple sclerosis and PTSD. Licensed organizations around the state can grow and distribute the drug. The effort needed at least 60 percent...
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