Legislation to regulate Florida’s growing MMJ industry is officially dead in Tallahassee, but some say one of the biggest groups pushing to pass the bill ironically is the one responsible for killing it off.
State lawmakers couldn’t reach an agreement over a legislative proposal to regulate MMJ in time for the end of the legislative session, which has already been extended until Monday.
It’s now up to the Department of Health to figure out how to regulate the state’s MMJ industry before July 3.
Until late Friday, it appeared to be smooth sailing for the future of MMJ. On Thursday, the Florida Senate passed an amended version of the House medical pot bill, which was chock full of changes, but lawmakers seemed hopeful they’d have a finished product in time for the end of session.
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