Dara Kam

May 26, 2017 | Daily Business Review

After state lawmakers failed to act, health officials laid out a framework for adopting regulations required by a voter-approved constitutional amendment that could make Florida one of the nation's largest medical-marijuana markets.

By Dara Kam

8 minute read

May 24, 2017 | Daily Business Review

In a long-awaited decision, an administrative law judge called for the state to issue two new licenses to medical marijuana operators, saying competing businesses, which lost out to another operator selected by Florida health officials in 2015, were virtually tied.

By Dara Kam

8 minute read

May 23, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Bolstering a state law requiring unanimous jury recommendations in death penalty cases, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal by Attorney General Pam Bondi on the issue.

By Dara Kam

9 minute read

May 16, 2017 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Department of Health ordered a medical-marijuana operator to stop selling a "whole flower" product sold for use in vaporizers but which can easily be smoked, saying the product is not permitted.

By Dara Kam

7 minute read

May 12, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Amid growing demands for a special session on medical marijuana and harsh criticism of lawmakers' failure to reach agreement on the issue, Senate President Joe Negron sent a memo to his members seeking input on the possibility of sealing a deal with the House.

By Dara Kam

9 minute read

May 11, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Even while Florida lawmakers have insisted they do not want patients to smoke pot, one of the state's seven licensed medical-marijuana vendors began selling whole-flower cannabis.

By Dara Kam

8 minute read

May 09, 2017 | Daily Business Review

With its fate now in the hands of state health officials, Republican legislative leaders are blaming each other for failing to create a framework for carrying out a voter-approved constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana.

By Dara Kam

13 minute read

May 03, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Unable to overcome an impasse on slot machines, House and Senate leaders called off negotiations on a sweeping gambling measure, acknowledging that the effort is dead for the 2017 legislative session.

By Dara Kam

10 minute read

April 27, 2017 | Daily Business Review

The Seminole Tribe would not be required to guarantee $3 billion in payments to the state in exchange for adding craps and roulette to the tribe's casino operations, under the latest offer in gambling negotiations between the House and Senate.

By Dara Kam

7 minute read

April 26, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Florida patients wouldn't have to wait 90 days to purchase marijuana if doctors recommend the treatment, under a proposal on its way to the Senate floor for a vote.

By Dara Kam

9 minute read