Florida Lawmakers Push Bills To Restrict Consumer Choice Before Vote
February 8, 2024
“Prohibiting adults from accessing these products from state-licensed retailers will not eliminate consumers’ demand for them.”
“Prohibiting adults from accessing these products from state-licensed retailers will not eliminate consumers’ demand for them.”
“Medicinal cannabis products should also be available to patients in varying potencies and formulations.”
“Pursuant to the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), I, the Assistant Secretary for Health, am recommending that marijuana, referring to botanical cannabis, … be controlled in Schedule III of the CSA.”
“Hundreds of thousands of Americans unduly carry the burden and stigma of a past conviction for behavior that most Americans, and a growing number of states, no longer consider to be a crime.”
“Lifetime, past 12-month, and past 30-day use all dropped precipitously from 2020.”
“States that haven’t legalized recreational cannabis are missing out.”
Analysis concludes: “There are legitimate concerns around the marijuana legalization debate. … However … the effect that legal marijuana could have on traffic safety should not be one of those concerns.”
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It’s reasonable for employers to expect sobriety on the job. But requiring would-be hires and employees to undergo urine screens for past marijuana exposure are invasive and ineffective.
“I went in and immediately smelled … it was redolent with the odor of marijuana.”
