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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Florida governor approves limited legalization of medical marijuana

Florida governor approves limited legalization of medical marijuana
[JURIST] Florida Governor Rick Scott [official website] on Monday signed [press release] a bill [text] allowing a non-euphoric strain of marijuana to be used for the treatment of epilepsy, cancer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act garnered bipartisan support and was passed by the State Assembly this spring. Beginning in January of 2015 doctors will be able to prescribe this medicinal strain known as Charlotte's Web. The bill also allows for $1 million to be used... [more].

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