A number of states are now looking at the benefits of legalizing marijuana for medical or recreational use. The most recent Florida medical news relating to the Governor signing a new compassionate cannabis act into law, it is yet to be seen how the citizens of Florida will react to this news. Parents with infants and children whose seizures are calmed or eliminated through the use of the medicine will no doubt have a great deal to say about supporting the herb for medical use.
What is surprising, is that a Florida company is planning on building what is believed to be one of the biggest medical marijuana factories in the Nation, even before a program has been implemented. The owner of the perspective grow believes that having such a large grow will benefit patients. While this may be the case, many other States require that all product be grown on-site and that all dispensaries involved in the production and distribution of medical marijuana operate on a non-profit basis.
As Florida now has authority to distribute at least one medical marijuana strain to patients, there is a need for production. The owners of one warehouse are now looking to implement a large grow in order to fulfill this need. A question remains though as to whether such a facility will be legal either now or in the future. For, while some areas require patients grow the herb at home, others require dispensaries grow all product on site.
As the drug is not covered by insurance, many individuals can appreciate this perspective. In other States, where programs have been in existence for quite some time, homeless and low income individuals often qualify for free medicine at least once or twice a month. Even areas like Oakland, and other dispensaries in California are now required to distribute a specific amount of free product to no or low income patients per month.
With that being said, there has been progress in seeing the drug reclassified to a lower level than that of cocaine, crack, heroin and other harder drugs. In most areas, children are taught that marijuana is a gate way drug to harder ones. For the most part, this ideology and belief has been squashed by the proof that the drug has been beneficial in curing disease and overcoming the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation.
This new grow space known as GrowHealthy takes up 185 square foot of space in an old warehouse. The warehouse is located in an industrial complex in central Florida near Orlando. Whether or not there will be a dispensary on-site has yet to be determined. Laws stating that grows be done on-site and dispensaries operate on a non-profit basis exist in a number of medical marijuana states.
How this will work on a local or federal level also remains to be seen. A number of states are watching Colorado and Washington to see how fast a program can be set up and what the effects are on the state. These effects include the State budget, crime rate, the health and well being of the citizens and others.
While a Statewide program is not yet in place in Florida, the Governor signed a compassionate care act in June of 2014. The act provides for the use of a special strain of cannabis to treat epileptic seizures and other serious illness. While the initial regulations are quite limited as to which illnesses and patients may qualify, it is still a move forward as the measure has received bipartisan support on the local and State level.
What is surprising, is that a Florida company is planning on building what is believed to be one of the biggest medical marijuana factories in the Nation, even before a program has been implemented. The owner of the perspective grow believes that having such a large grow will benefit patients. While this may be the case, many other States require that all product be grown on-site and that all dispensaries involved in the production and distribution of medical marijuana operate on a non-profit basis.
As Florida now has authority to distribute at least one medical marijuana strain to patients, there is a need for production. The owners of one warehouse are now looking to implement a large grow in order to fulfill this need. A question remains though as to whether such a facility will be legal either now or in the future. For, while some areas require patients grow the herb at home, others require dispensaries grow all product on site.
As the drug is not covered by insurance, many individuals can appreciate this perspective. In other States, where programs have been in existence for quite some time, homeless and low income individuals often qualify for free medicine at least once or twice a month. Even areas like Oakland, and other dispensaries in California are now required to distribute a specific amount of free product to no or low income patients per month.
With that being said, there has been progress in seeing the drug reclassified to a lower level than that of cocaine, crack, heroin and other harder drugs. In most areas, children are taught that marijuana is a gate way drug to harder ones. For the most part, this ideology and belief has been squashed by the proof that the drug has been beneficial in curing disease and overcoming the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation.
This new grow space known as GrowHealthy takes up 185 square foot of space in an old warehouse. The warehouse is located in an industrial complex in central Florida near Orlando. Whether or not there will be a dispensary on-site has yet to be determined. Laws stating that grows be done on-site and dispensaries operate on a non-profit basis exist in a number of medical marijuana states.
How this will work on a local or federal level also remains to be seen. A number of states are watching Colorado and Washington to see how fast a program can be set up and what the effects are on the state. These effects include the State budget, crime rate, the health and well being of the citizens and others.
While a Statewide program is not yet in place in Florida, the Governor signed a compassionate care act in June of 2014. The act provides for the use of a special strain of cannabis to treat epileptic seizures and other serious illness. While the initial regulations are quite limited as to which illnesses and patients may qualify, it is still a move forward as the measure has received bipartisan support on the local and State level.
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