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
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
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
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