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steve2470

(37,457 posts)
Sat Jul 26, 2014, 01:00 PM Jul 2014

Florida's medical marijuana proposal: Five things to know about Amendment 2

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/elections/floridas-medical-marijuana-proposal-five-things-to-know-about-amendment-2/2190045

Floridians will vote Nov. 4 on whether to legalize medical marijuana. What could it mean for patients, the health care industry and the burgeoning pot industry if the required 60 percent of voters say yes to pot? Here are some key facts to keep in mind:

1) Nobody will be buying or selling legal medical pot in Florida until late 2015 or early 2016

Amendment 2 gives the Florida Department of Health until early July to establish regulations to make the system work. The department then has until early October to license the first Medical Treatment Centers. Until then, no one can start growing, much less selling. The first harvest might not come in until late 2015 or beyond. Regulations may forbid Treatment Centers from importing pot from other states or countries for resale. And even if Florida does allow that, postal regulations. airline rules and state laws probably would make importation impractical. Imagine a truck full of pot driving from Colorado to Florida. If it gets stopped in Arkansas, authorities will not care that the pot is legal in both Colorado and Florida. Buyers probably will have to await the first harvest.

2) The regulations will fill in many missing details.

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Florida's medical marijuana proposal: Five things to know about Amendment 2 (Original Post) steve2470 Jul 2014 OP
a bunch of dweeb bureaucrats. .Most likely Republicans. . trumad Jul 2014 #1
DU Rec for more exposure and education for Florida Voters of DU. thanks, Steve. Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #2
my pleasure ! nt steve2470 Jul 2014 #3
K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2014 #4
I just wish they'd let us grow our own NightWatcher Jul 2014 #5
bump for visibility nt steve2470 Jul 2014 #6
 

trumad

(41,692 posts)
1. a bunch of dweeb bureaucrats. .Most likely Republicans. .
Sat Jul 26, 2014, 01:09 PM
Jul 2014

Writing all these regulations.

Fucking stupid state I live in.

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