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GOP Senator Offers Medical Marijuana Plan

By Jim Saunders, News 4 Jax January 26, 2015 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Less than three months after Florida voters narrowly rejected a plan to legalize medical marijuana, a Republican senator Monday filed a bill that would allow patients to get pot if they suffer from diseases such as cancer, AIDS,…...

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State Lawmakers Honored as Epilepsy ‘Champions of the Heart’

By Phil Amman, Saint Peters Blog April 8, 2015 The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida (EFOF) recognized six Florida lawmakers this week for their efforts in helping individuals and families touched by epilepsy. The EFOF “Champions of the Heart” are state Sens. Jeff Brandes of St. Petersburg, Rene Garcia of Hialeah and Denise…...

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