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3 advisories in effect for 6 regions in the area

MARIJUANA


Recreational pot proposal clears initial hurdle to make 2024 Florida ballot

Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana have passed a preliminary hurdle to get on the 2024 ballot, submitting more than enough petition signatures to trigger a Florida Supreme Court review of the measure.

Petition aims to put recreational marijuana to Florida voters in 2024

โ€œAdult Personal Use of Marijuana" would allow anyone at least 21 years old to be able to possess or buy marijuana products and accessories for non-medical reasons.

EXPLAINER: Which states put marijuana on the ballot in 2022?

Pot is a popular topic on ballots again this election.

Local doctor thinks sweeping changes of marijuana laws could be right around the corner

President Biden called for state-level action to provide additional relief for people with low-level marijuana convictions. While Georgians and Floridians wait to see how their state's respond to President Biden's call to action, a local doctor thinks sweeping changes of marijuana laws, could be right around the corner.

TELL US: Do you think marijuana should be 100% legal in Florida?

On Thursday, President Biden pardoned thousands of people convicted of marijuana possession under federal law.

TELL US: What do you think of President Bidenโ€™s pardon of thousands for simple marijuana charges?

President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of โ€œsimple possessionโ€ of marijuana under federal law.

More than 1,000 pounds of marijuana seized by FHP so far in 2022

State troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol are doing more than looking for traffic violations -- they are making big drug busts.

UNF poll finds voters oppose Florida abortion bill, support sports gambling

A Unversity of North Florida poll shows voters focused on jobs and economy while opposing a new abortion bill in Florida.

Multiple marijuana bills on tap in Florida Capitol

2022 is not likely the year recreational marijuana will be legalized in Florida.

Older adults are using marijuana more than ever before

Last year, the proportion of adults 65 or older who reported recent cannabis use jumped by 18%, according to the 2020 National Survey of Drug Use and Health released last week.

Governor candidate Crist calls for full marijuana legalization

Democrat Charlie Crist, a candidate for governor of Florida, said Thursday he supports full marijuana legalization in the state and wants the expungement of all existing charges and sentences for misdemeanors and third-degree felonies for marijuana possession.

โ€˜Grow Your Ownโ€™ amendment filed to legalize marijuana on 2022 ballot

The latest effort is simple; it just allows people to grow their own.

๐Ÿ”’ 770 pounds of โ€˜high-grade marijuanaโ€™ found in Brevard County

Did you or someone you know lose 770 pounds of "high-grade marijuana?" If so, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office would like a word.

Video: Trooper saves man choking on bag of marijuana after getting pulled over

An Ohio State Patrol Trooper performed the Heimlich Maneuver and saved a manโ€™s life on Thursday after he swallowed marijuana.

Federal agents track down 46 lbs. of pot in luggage at Jacksonville train station

Federal agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration Jacksonville District Office on Wednesday seized 46 pounds of hydroponic marijuana that were smuggled into Jacksonville on an Amtrak train from New York.

17 pounds of marijuana washes ashore in Florida Keys

Beachgoers stumbled upon bales of marijuana over the weekend that washed ashore in both Sugarloaf Key and Big Pine Key.

Marijuana farms contributing to climate change, research shows

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ€“ Growing cannabis indoors is racking up energy production, resulting in large amounts of damaging gases that warm Earth. Electric usage is the highest across the southeast leading to increased CO2 emissions from indoor cannabis cultivation. In Jacksonville, the need for dehumidifiers and air conditioning adds about 1,500 kilograms of emissions to every kilogram of product. The island relies primarily on burning oil for electricity, boosting emissions to over 5,000 kilograms per kilogram of product. As it turns out, Southern Californiaโ€™s moderate climate and renewable power makes it a prime location for the lowest emissions.

Man who was serving 90-year sentence for marijuana released

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. โ€“ While serving a 90-year prison sentence for selling marijuana, Richard DeLisi's wife died, as did his 23-year-old son and both his parents. DeLisi was sentenced to 90 years for marijuana trafficking in 1989 at the age of 40 even though the typical sentence was only 12 to 17 years. Rick DeLisi was only 11-years-old when he sat in the courtroom and said goodbye to his father. Is there somebody that can answer to this?โ€Rick DeLisi said his family fell apart after his father's sentence. โ€œThere's a feeling of who's responsible for this debt in my mind, and justice," said Rick DeLisi.

The unexpected winner on election night? Drugs

While we may not know if President Donald Trump or former Vice President Joe Biden won the presidential election for a while longer, there was one clear โ€œwinnerโ€ on election night, and that was recreational drugs. States across the country have been legalizing recreational marijuana every election cycle, and 2020 was no different. Residents in New Jersey, Arizona, Montana and South Dakota all voted to legalize recreational cannabis, and South Dakota also legalized medical marijuana, along with Mississippi. South Dakota became the first state to legalize medical and recreational marijuana in the same election. For the first time in U.S. history, the state of Oregon decriminalized possession of hard drugs, as well as voted to legalize psychedelic mushrooms.

$408-million of cocaine, marijuana seized by U.S. Coast Guard

MIAMI โ€“ The Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL-754) crew offloaded approximately 23,000 pounds of cocaine and approximately 6,900 pounds of marijuana, all worth more than an estimated $408 million, Tuesday in Port Everglades. "It is important to note that our fellow citizens aren't the only ones who benefit from these counter-narcotics efforts. Our Central American neighbors face tremendous strain from drug-fueled violence sparked by transnational criminal organizations. Efforts like this enhanced counter-drug operation significantly disrupt the criminal activity destabilizing the region." The cutter James is a 418-foot national security cutter home ported in Charleston, South Carolina.

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