Marijuana Legalization In Kansas, MMJ Patients In Florida, UK Hemp Company & Ontario Lawsuit Kansas Prepares MMJ Bill A special committee is preparing a medical cannabis legalization bill for the 2023 session. Benzinga · Oct 19, 2022
Why Do Medical Cannabis And Gun Ownership Rights Conflict So Often? Roughly 33% of US adults report owning a gun, according to a 2021 Georgetown University firearms survey. Benzinga · Oct 17, 2022
The Consequences That Hunter Biden Could Face for Violating Arbitrary Gun Laws Should Give His Father Pause The president supports the law that could send his son to prison for lying about his personal habits while buying a firearm. Reason · Oct 12, 2022
State Sen. Shevrin Jones Urges Gov. DeSantis To Follow Biden & Pardon Floridians With Simple Marijuana Convictions Florida State Senator Shevrin Jones wrote to Governor Ron DeSantis (R) on Friday asking him to pardon state-level cannabis possession convictions. Benzinga · Oct 10, 2022
Florida Lawsuit Around Marijuana & Guns Heats Up: DOJ Compares Cannabis Users To Domestic Abusers The Department of Justice has struck yet again. Benzinga · Sep 23, 2022
Florida official asks DoJ to investigate DeSantis flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard In a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Nicole Fried decried DeSantis’ ‘use of human beings to score political points’ The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022
Florida: Nikki Fried's Guns And Weed Filing Slams DOJ For Offensive Characterization Of Cannabis Users In August, the Department of Justice urged a federal court to dismiss the lawsuit broughy by Florida's Agriculture Minister Nikki Fried, which seeks to allow legal medical marijuana Benzinga · Sep 8, 2022
Powerful Politicians Fighting For Cannabis: A Hyatt Family Billionaire Is In Strong Company Regulations are a huge problem for the US cannabis industry as marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, forcing those involved to work around the many hurdles. Fortunately, more and more influential people are joining the effort to help bring about change. We call them friends of the industry. Benzinga · Aug 26, 2022
Charlie Crist and Nikki Fried proclaim Democrats are unified in quest to unseat Ron DeSantis TAMARAC, Fla. — Charlie Crist and Nikki Fried proclaimed Thursday night that Florida Democrats are unified, though the words and visuals showed it’s much easier to talk about unity than actually achieve it. Tribune News Service · Aug 26, 2022
Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 36 (August 25, 2022) August 25, 2022 Ballotpedia · Aug 25, 2022
Crist defeats Fried in Florida gubernatorial Democratic primary Charlie Crist defeated Cadance Daniel, Nikki Fried, and Robert Willis in the Democratic primary for governor of Florida on August 23, 2022. Crist had received 60% of the vote, followed by Fried with 35%. Ballotpedia · Aug 24, 2022
Voters reject Florida judge who denied teen an abortion because of her grades Two anti-abortion officials lose their races in separate elections in the state The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022
Tuesday brought more evidence abortion rights could help Democrats in November Abortion rights once again appeared to be a key motivator for Democratic voters — plus three other takeaways from primaries in New York and Florida. WEKU · Aug 24, 2022
Primary takeaways: DeSantis' rival, redistricting's impact Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis learned who his Democratic challenger will be this fall The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022
ABC News · Aug 24, 2022 What are Ron DeSantis's plans beyond the midterm elections? US Republican Ron DeSantis, who is seen as a potential future presidential candidate, will be challenged by Democrat Charlie Crist in Florida's midterm election. So what would a midterm victory mean for Mr DeSantis?
Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022 New York, Florida hold primaries as 2022 midterms take shape U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler beat fellow incumbent Rep. Carolyn Maloney in a race that pit the two 30-year congressional veterans against one another for a seat in a redrawn New York district.
Orlando Sentinel · Aug 24, 2022 Charlie Crist wallops Nikki Fried in Democratic primary for Florida governor ORLANDO, Fla. — Charlie Crist soundly defeated Nikki Fried in the Democratic primary for Florida governor on Tuesday, prevailing in what became a bitter campaign to take on Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in November.
The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2022 Florida: Charlie Crist wins Democratic primary to challenge Ron DeSantis Former Republican governor who became a Democratic congressman edges out Nikki Fried to face the Donald Trump protégé in November
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022 Charlie Crist wins Democratic primary to face Ron DeSantis in Florida governor’s race Democratic candidate wins primary election to determine who will face off against Republican governor
Axios · Aug 24, 2022 Charlie Crist to face Ron DeSantis in Florida's gubernatorial election Crist previously served as governor of Florida and he has said that he has the best chance of beating DeSantis.
WEKU · Aug 24, 2022 Democrat Charlie Crist to face Ron DeSantis in Florida race for governor Charlie Crist has won Florida's Democratic primary for governor and will challenge GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis in Nov. DeSantis has an edge when it comes to fundraising, incumbency and registered voters.
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022 Five things to watch for in the Florida and New York primaries Democrats choose who will face down Ron DeSantis in November, a special election tests Republican momentum and a whole lot of intensely personal primaries dominate Tuesday’s election landscape
The Guardian - US · Aug 23, 2022 ‘He’s a wannabe dictator’: Democrat has DeSantis in his sights in Florida primary Charlie Crist, a former Republican, is campaigning for governor by warning about the dangers of Ron DeSantis and the far right
WEKU · Aug 23, 2022 Election contests to watch Tuesday in Florida, New York and Oklahoma Florida and New York had their congressional maps scrambled by redistricting, boosting the number of notable races Tuesday. But the biggest matchup in Florida is at the top of the ticket.
The Guardian - US · Aug 23, 2022 Florida voters head to primary polls as Democrats look to break losing streak Long considered a swing state, Republicans have a considerable edge heading into this election season