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Opponents of a ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana gave a glimpse of their strategy Monday by releasing a video alleging the measure would lead to a plethora of "pot shops" similar to the marijuana industry in California. The video, posted online by the"Vote No on 2 Campaign" also compared the proposal to a medical-marijuana initiative that Florida voters narrowly rejected in 2014.

Florida estimates a record 29.8 million tourists visited the state in the first quarter of 2016

The existing statute protects five medical marijuana nurseries.

Make-up companies are now offering pills that can replace your moisturizer - but there are some safety questions.

Endoscopy Replacement Parts, Inc. of Newberry has been named "Small Business Exporter of the Year" by the United States Small Business Administration as a part of National Small Business Week.

U.S Senators from Alabama and Florida have renewed their petitions to re-examine water allocation from two river systems that both states share with Georgia.

This story profiles Bill Castle and his extensive work in Florida's citrus industry.

The citrus industry is "in a struggle for our survival," facing its worst growing season in a half-century due in large part to citrus greening disease. The Florida Citrus Commission will start building a budget for next fiscal year that projects a much-smaller crop than in the current year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly forecast predicted that this year's Florida orange harvest will be enough to fill an estimated 71 million boxes, an increase of 2 million boxes from February. But, even with the revised forecast, the season remains on pace to be the worst for the citrus industry in five decades.