Dara Kam

January 16, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis asked the court for what is known as an "advisory opinion" in the midst of a federal lawsuit challenging the law, which was approved by the Republican-dominated Legislature and signed by the governor last spring.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

January 15, 2020 | Daily Business Review

The proposal would close the gun-show "loophole," create a record-keeping system for private gun sales and set aside $5 million to establish a "statewide strategy for violence prevention," among other things.

By Dara Kam

4 minute read

January 15, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Louis Del Favero Orchids is trying to convince the First District Court of Appeal that state health officials erred in granting a handful of medical-marijuana licenses to competing firms last year.

By Dara Kam

4 minute read

January 14, 2020 | Daily Business Review

The proposal would close the gun-show "loophole," create a record-keeping system for private gun sales and set aside $5 million to establish a "statewide strategy for violence prevention."

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

January 09, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Two years ago, the Legislature hastily passed gun-control laws for the first time in decades just weeks after the horrific Valentine's Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 students and faculty members dead and another 17 people injured.

By Dara Kam

7 minute read

January 07, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Florida is now keeping tabs on products with CBD, the noneuphoric compound derived from cannabis plants, that marketers claim can ease arthritis, anxiety and sleeplessness.

By Dara Kam

4 minute read

December 13, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Quincy-based Trulieve allegedly violated federal communications laws by sending unsolicited text messages to a Tennessee man that advertised special deals on marijuana products.

By Dara Kam

4 minute read

December 11, 2019 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Department of Health is challenging a July appellate decision that found a state law requiring medical marijuana operators to grow, process and sell cannabis and derivative products runs afoul of a constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

December 05, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Disability Rights Florida Inc. is accusing the Florida Department of Corrections of failing to comply with a settlement about discrimination against inmates who are deaf, blind or use wheelchairs.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

December 04, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Leah Aden, a lawyer who represents the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, said the state is "going mute" and leaving voter-registration groups "at a loss for what to do."

By Dara Kam

7 minute read