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The day that was in Florida politics — March 18

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Wow, talk about a gaggle. If you want a good understanding of what separates the House and Senate as the session approaches the mid-point check out this exchange between state Sen. Tom Lee and a gaggle of reporters including The AP, Palm Beach Post, Tribune and the Times/Herald Capitol Bureau. It’s the best gaggle of the session so far. Lee’s bottom line is that the Senate will fill the billion-dollar hole created by the end of the Low Income Pool…

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House proposes staff increases to implement Florida’s marijuana law

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More than 800 Department of Health jobs will be eliminated under the House proposed budget released Tuesday. But the Office of Compassionate Use–charged with implementing and managing the state’s medical marijuana law–will see its staff increase by three positions under the proposed spending plan. The proposed budget also give the Office of Compassionate Use $380,472. The Department of Health was not able to immediately answer how many staff are in the Office of Compassionated use today or whether the department…

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Florida for Care walking Capitol halls today for medicinal marijuana

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Florida for Care declared Wednesday a Day of Compassion at the state Capitol. More than 20 supporters of two medicinal marijuana bills fanned out across the Capitol Complex early Wednesday to lobby lawmakers on behalf of HB 683 and SB 528. “They came from all over the state,” said Kari Hicks of Florida for Care. “There are people from Tampa, Sarasota, Miami and Jacksonville and have scheduled constituency meetings with their lawmakers.” Hicks said the group is targeting specifically members…

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The day that was in Florida Politics — March 16

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It was a day of announcements at the state Capitol. Morning broke with former legislator Joe Scarborough announcing that Marco Rubio was selling his Tallahassee home.   Details here. Rubio had purchased a three-bedroom/two-bath house with fellow lawmaker David Rivera in 2005. It has been a bit of a headache for Rubio. The two were unable to unload it when the Great Recession created a housing glut and they had left Tallahassee for new jobs in Washington. A bank had started…

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Matt Gaetz says he’s frustrated by Charlotte’s Web’s unsolved mystery

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State Rep. Matt Gaetz began Monday morning describing an “unsolved mystery,” how to get Florida’s first legal marijuana crop in the ground and begin supplying children afflicted with a severe form of epilepsy with medicinal oil to calm their seizures –- which can be fatal. “I sense an enhanced appetite for legislative review but how to inject the Legislature into rule making without creating more delay is an unsolved mystery – at this point,” said Gaetz. Gaetz was the House…

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The week that was in Florida politics – March 13

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I was all prepared to begin this week’s column telling you how cool and smooth I think John Armstrong is. I’ve taken some shots at the Secretary of Health over his handling of developing rules to implement the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014. The process places us in an adversarial relationship and the Scott administration communication strategy makes it a heated one. My Buckeye education though mandates acknowledgement of a skilled player at work. Seriously, Pittsburgh Pirates icons decorate…

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As Charlotte’s Web struggles to the finish line, Rob Bradley promises to help

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“The latest challenge is probably the last straw for many in the Legislature,” said state Sen. Rob Bradley, sponsor of the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014. “I expect the Regulated Industries Committee will have a serious discussion very soon about what we need to get this substance in the hands of suffering families” A regulatory structure implementing the law authorizing five licenses to grow marijuana and dispense medicinal oil was supposed to be in place by January 1. The…

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