I recently posted about Florida’s new minimum wage law, passed by voters as Amendment 2 during the November 2020 general election. As I noted in my earlier post, Amendment 2 (which calls for a gradual increase to a $15 minimum wage in Florida) is supposed to begin with an increase to a $10 minimum wage
Florida Legislature Fails to Pass Medical Marijuana Laws
See my post over on Fox’s In the Weeds, regarding the Florida Legislature’s failure to pass regulations implementing Amendment 2 (medical marijuana).
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Dori K. Stibolt is a partner with the law firm of Fox Rothschild LLP. Dori defends and counsels management in labor and employment litigation matters pertaining to wage and overtime
Florida Senate Passes its Version of Medical Marijuana
See my post over on Fox’s In the Weeds, regarding the Florida Senate passing its version of regulations for Amendment 2 (medical marijuana).
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Dori K. Stibolt is a partner with the law firm of Fox Rothschild LLP. Dori defends and counsels management in labor and employment litigation matters pertaining to wage and
Florida House Passes HB 1397 – Regulations for Medical Marijuana
See my post over on Fox’s In the Weeds regarding the Florida House of Representatives passing HB 1397 which is a bill to legislate Amendment 2 (medical marijuana).
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Dori K. Stibolt is a partner with the law firm of Fox Rothschild LLP. Dori defends and counsels management in labor and employment litigation matters pertaining
Florida’s Delay Opens the Door to Medical Marijuana Fraudsters
See my post, over on Fox’s “In the Weeds” blog, regarding Florida fraudsters taking advantage of the delay in Florida’s implementation of Amendment 2 (medical marijuana).
Also, if you are interested in cannabis business in Florida and nationally, follow Fox’s In the Weeds.
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Dori K. Stibolt is a partner with the
Will the Florida House and Senate Meet in the Middle on Medical Marijuana?
Last month, I posted about one Florida House proposal to implement Amendment 2 (which legalized medical marijuana this past November).
Thereafter, several other bills have been put forward and one in the House, HB 1397, has now passed the House Health Quality Subcommittee. HB 1397, written by House Majority Leader Ray Rodrigues, is
Florida Considers Going Unlimited With Medical Marijuana
In November 2016, Florida voters overwhelmingly approved, with more than 70% voting yes, expanded medical marijuana by passing Amendment 2.
Now comes the tough work of implementing Amendment 2. One bill, SB 614, proposes to throw out the current medical marijuana system in Florida (which was set up in 2015 to grow, process
Medical Marijuana Makes Florida 2016 Ballot
Medical marijuana, which narrowly failed to pass (with 58% support, less than the 60% required) in 2014, will be back on the 2016 ballot. The group supporting the medical marijuana initiative has now collected the required number of verified signatures.
Most experts expect the medical marijuana initiative to pass this time around since it
Recreational Marijuana Misses 2016 Ballot
The effort to get recreational marijuana on the Florida 2016 ballot has failed.
However, as I previously posted medical marijuana is likely to make the 2016 Florida ballot and most experts expect it to pass. The prior medical marijuana attempt, Amendment Two, narrowly failed when it received 58% voter approval (falling just short of
Florida Medical Marijuana Times Two and Take Two
In 2014, Amendment 2 which would have broadly legalized medical marijuana failed to obtain 60% of the votes necessary to pass.
The groups behind Amendment 2 have been working to add a similar ballot measure to the 2016 ballot. According to United For Care, approximately 360,000 petition signatures have been validated by the