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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday named a top University of Florida doctor and professor as the state’s next surgeon general.
Read More »UF Doctor Named State Surgeon General
Florida Governor Signs Smokable Medical Pot Bill Into Law
Florida's ban on the use of smokable medical marijuana by eligible patients ended Monday when Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill repealing it.
Read More »Florida Passes Bill To Repeal Smokable Medical Marijuana Ban
The Florida Legislature is sending Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis a bill to repeal the state’s ban on smokable medical marijuana.
Read More »Florida’s Legislative Session Begins With A Division In Ideas
Florida legislators began their 60-day session Tuesday with a sharp exchange of competing party visions over education funding and school safety.
Read More »Gov. Ron DeSantis Wants Patients In Florida To Be Allowed To Smoke Medical Marijuana
Ron DeSantis wants a new law by mid-March that will end a ban on smokable medical marijuana and loosen limits on treatment center licenses, saying voters spoke clearly when they approved medical marijuana in 2016.
Read More »DeSantis Poised To Make Marijuana Changes
With one of his chief advisers tweeting the hashtag “NoSmokeIsAJoke,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he will “very soon” announce changes in how the state is carrying out a constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana.
Read More »DeSantis Picks Second Miami Appeals Judge For Supreme Court
DeSantis announced Monday that Robert Luck is his latest choice for Florida's Supreme Court. Luck, 39, a former Miami federal prosecutor and circuit court judge, most recently served on the 3rd District Court of Appeal.
Read More »Florida Pardons ‘Groveland Four,’ The 4 Black Men Accused Of A 1949 Rape
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the independently elected Cabinet granted a pardon to four African-American men accused of raping a white woman nearly 70 years ago.
Read More »DeSantis Names Lagoa To Supreme Court
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday appointed appellate Judge Barbara Lagoa to the Florida Supreme Court as he began replacing three longtime justices who were required to retire Tuesday.
Read More »Photos: Florida’s New Cabinet Members Sworn In At State Capitol