By: Scott Powers, Orlando Sentinel August 19, 2015 In the ten months since Florida began preparing physicians to qualify patients for medical marijuana, only 42, including eight in Central Florida, have signed up to do so. Yet medical marijuana advocates say they are unconcerned because the rest of the state’s…...
Breaking the Stigma: Epilepsy Unraveled
By: Catherine Wysoczanski, Family First November 7, 2014 Imagine living each day with a vicious stalker following your every move and never knowing when they will strike. You never know if they will attack while you are sleeping, in school, at work or when simply walking down the street. No matter…...
Epilepsy Foundation Event Will Include Medical Marijuana Advocates
By Christopher Curry, The Gainesville Sun April 10, 2015 Medical marijuana advocates will have a presence at today’s Epilepsy Foundation of Florida’s annual Walk the Talk fundraising event in Gainesville. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the walk starts at 9 a.m. at the Sidney Lanier Center, 312 NW 16th…...
Lead Letter: Florida’s Epilepsy Sufferers Need Medical Marijuana
By Karen Basha Egozi, Jacksonville January 30, 2015 Imagine a seizure striking without warning while attending your son’s or daughter’s soccer game. This is the fear that more than 375,000 Floridians and their families face every day involving epilepsy. The mission of the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida is to eliminate…...
Floridians Wait for Low-THC Cannabis Treatment Due to Health Department’s Failings
By William Patrick, Florida Watchdog December 10, 2014 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Charlotte’s Web isn’t just an adorable children’s classic. It’s also the name of a compassionate medical marijuana law passed by the Republican-dominated Florida Legislature earlier this year that’s having trouble getting off the ground. But due to administrative failings at the…...
Medical Marijuana Forum
Published by: News 4 Jax October 2, 2014 VIDEO: A forum tonight at the Florida Coastal School of Law discussing the pros and cons of medical marijuana. The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida sponsored the forum designed not to take sides but hear both side of the issue. video platformvideo managementvideo…...
Medical Marijuana Discussed at Forum
By Will Isern, Pensacola News Journal October 2, 2014 Medical marijuana is coming. The question is, who’s going to be able to get it? In June, Gov. Rick Scott signed the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014, which will allow a limited selection of patients to receive treatments derived from…...
Florida’s Epilepsy Foundation to Hold Medical Marijuana Forum
By Jonathan Millet, Fore Minutes October 2, 2014 The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida is scheduled to host a forum on medical marijuana today evening at the Pensacola Library as voters prepare to cast a ballot to decide whether to legalize the drug. The hearing will help families better understand the…...
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