It was announced this week that the Florida Keys Area Health Education Center, a non-profit organization that provides free medical and dental care to underinsured or uninsured Florida Keys children
A non-profit organization that provides free medical and dental care to Florida Keys children may have to severely cut its programs, because it received zero money from the state Legislature
The latest Republican attempt to sabotage the industry involves the party s never-ending obsession with THC levels. A bill sponsored by state Rep. Spencer Roach of North Fort Myers would restrict THC levels in cannabis flower to 10 percent. The bill would also restrict other cannabis products, such as concentrates, to 60 percent. A similar bill failed to pass last year.
THC is the psychoactive cannabinoid that gets people high, but it also is effective in alleviating pain and managing symptoms of cancer, multiple sclerosis, post-traumatic stress disorder, Crohn s disease, nausea, anxiety, depression, and insomnia, among other conditions.
Miami doctor Herve Damas, who is certified by the state to recommend cannabis to patients, is one voice in a chorus of doctors who oppose the bill.