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Hello and welcome to Tuesday. It’s 4/20 – and apparently a proposed bill that would cap THC in medical marijuana is dead.
The daily rundown Between Sunday and Monday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 4,237 (nearly 0.2 percent), to 2,173,138; active hospitalizations increased by 120 (3.6 percent), to 3,444; deaths of Florida residents rose by 32, to 34,471; 8,069,752 Floridians have received at least one dose of a vaccine
Waiting It’s not clear exactly when voters will get to pick a successor to the recently-deceased Rep. Alcee Hastings. But that isn’t stopping the ripple effects around the South Florida congressional seat.
Controversial Florida medical marijuana bill âeffectively deadâ
âI think the bill is effectively dead,â the billâs Republican sponsor said Monday.
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Photo of medical marijuana taken at Zen Leaf, a medical marijuana dispensary in Neptune, New Jersey. Taken April 16, 2021. [ DOUG HOOD | Asbury Park Press ]
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TALLAHASSEE â A controversial measure being contemplated by Florida lawmakers to cap the potency of medical marijuana will apparently not become law this year.
For weeks, House Bill 1455 seemed to have some momentum in the Republican-led Florida Legislature. In March, Republican lawmakers in two House committees voted to advance the bill, which, among other things, would have capped the amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the marijuana offered to patients. (THC is the main psychoactive component of marijuana).
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Florida company creates COVID-19-killing ultra-violet light
DAVID DORSEY, Fort Myers News-Press
April 18, 2021
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Energy Harness CEO/inventor/engineer Michael Fischer and senior vice president Peter Lehrer were approached with a problem from a client about a year ago.
They began brainstorming ways to solve it.
With COVID-19 bringing the office working world to a standstill last March, and with nationwide lockdowns and masses of office workers retreating to working virtually from home, Fischer and Lehrer were among them.
Fischer was working from home in Babcock Ranch and Lehrer in Sarasota instead of commuting to their corporate headquarters and warehouse at 71 Mid Cape Boulevard in Cape Coral.
Apr 16, 2021
Inter Miami CF co-owner David Beckham surprised the crowd of Broward Health caregivers at the vaccination site located in Fort Lauderdale DRV PNK Stadium.
Beckham stopped by to offer his appreciation for their ongoing efforts. He thanked Broward Health for its care during the pandemic and for vaccinating the Inter Miami CF team, which has its first game Sunday.
If you have yet to be vaccinated, call 954-756-6500 or visit BrowardHealth.org to schedule your appointment with Broward Health.