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Florida Politics, May 2, 2017 Michael Bowen, Guest Author You may have heard about a man having a grand mal seizure on the Florida Senate floor two weeks ago. That was me. I am a die-hard conservative activist. I support Floridians’ now-constitutional right to access medical marijuana. And I’m a…...

Sun Sentinel, April 18, 2017 The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida is gearing up for its annual Walk the Talk for Epilepsy. Taking place at John Prince Memorial Park April 30, registration begins at 8 a.m. The walk follows at 9 a.m. The morning will also feature family friendly entertainment for…...

By Dara Kam The News Service of Florida, April 19, 2017 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (The News Service of Florida) – Florida patients may be able to vape or munch on medical-marijuana products but they almost certainly won’t be allowed to light up joints or take bong hits, under a compromise being…...

Jacksonville.com – January 25, 2017 Karen Basha Egozi, CEO, Epilepsy Foundation of Florida, Miami Many people wonder what the future holds for the Affordable Care Act. Although President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have signaled their intent to repeal the landmark health law, the timeline for such action remain unclear…...

Hollywood Gazette, January 15, 2016 By: Darlene Pistocchi Walk the Talk for Epilepsy on Hollywood Beach this spring The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida is hosting its signature Walk the Talk for Epilepsy on May 7 at North Beach Park, 3601 North Ocean Drive in Hollywood. Early bird registration is open now by clicking here.…...

Channel 7 News – January 4, 2017 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – At 5 years old Bruno has a rare form of epilepsy, which can cause him to have up to 300 seizures a day. By using medical marijuana Burno is able to reduce the number of seizures he has a…...

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FloridaPolitics.com, Scott Powers December 7, 2016  Behind barbed-wire fences and armed guards, an unmarked, nondescript block building invisible from the road features countless surveillance cameras, a walk-in safe, explosion-proof rooms, and labs stocked with equipment that would make any college chemistry department envious, such as an inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometer. This is not Bruce Knox‘s…...

 BY DANIEL CHANG – Miami Herald, October 31, 2016 Open enrollment begins Tuesday for the Affordable Care Act insurance exchange at healthcare.gov, with consumers facing higher premiums, fewer choices of health plans and a measure of uncertainty about the future of the health law better known as Obamacare. In Miami-Dade…...