PANAMA CITY - With Florida voters slated to weigh in on a measure to legalize medical cannabis in the coming weeks, campaign interest groups are launching last-ditch efforts to sell marijuana as either a dangerous drug or medical miracle. Officially titled the "Florida Right to Medical Marijuana Initiative," Amendment 2 would fully legalize medical marijuana in the state, providing a much broader scope than the Legislature's Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act, which legalized a noneuphoric strain of medical marijuana for specific patients earlier this year. [continues 796 words]
PANAMA CITY - Adam Bierman describes Florida as a "perfect storm" for the medical marijuana industry. Bierman is a managing partner with The MedMen, a medical marijuana consulting firm that helps aspiring business owners tap into the new industry. "We've never seen a state like Florida before," said Bierman, referencing the state's large entrepreneurial business community and large health care business community. "You add that all up and it lends itself very well to this new industry of marijuana." MedMen works in states with a merit-based system for medical marijuana licensing, which includes Illinois, Nevada and Massachusetts, and is looking into launching operations in Florida. [continues 531 words]
