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Florida A&M University College of Law

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2014

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High Time For Medical Marijuana Or Buzz-Kill?: The Controlled Substances Act And The Sherman Antitrust Act May Cause Florida's Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act To Go Up In Smoke, Thu Pham Sep 2014

High Time For Medical Marijuana Or Buzz-Kill?: The Controlled Substances Act And The Sherman Antitrust Act May Cause Florida's Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act To Go Up In Smoke, Thu Pham

Florida A & M University Law Review

Florida is the latest state to jump into the arena of medical marijuana with the passage of SBI030 on June 16, 2014. The law, named The Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014,' allows low-THC cannabis to be prescribed to patients suffering from cancer or physical medical conditions that chronically produce symptoms of seizures or severe and persistent muscle spasms.