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‘Reefer Madness’ returns to Tallahassee

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The forces against this year’s medical marijuana initiative lined up a one-two punch Friday against theĀ proposed state constitutional amendment. Former state Supreme Court Justice Ken Bell provided the legal jab, saying marijuana doesn’t belong in the state’s chief governing document. He addressed reporters at a press conference in Tallahassee. ā€œYou create a fundamental right that the Legislature is very constrained in its ability to deal with in terms of any unintended consequences,ā€ said Bell, a conservative who sat on the…

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Dental care vendor suing Healthy Kids over public records

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A company that manages dental benefits forĀ the state children’s health insurance program is fighting the release of records it says contain “trade secrets.” Managed Care of North America (MCNA) sued theĀ Florida Healthy Kids Corp. after it caught wind of a Tallahassee lawyer’s public records request. The company wants a Leon County circuit judge to declare the requested records off-limits because they contain “proprietary, confidential business information.” Judge James Hankinson granted a temporary injunction Monday, freezing the records pending a final…

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