Green Thumb Industries, which wants to sell cannabis next to convenience stores in Florida, has filed an appeal after an administrative law judge ruled against it, siding with state health regulators.

The pending petition, in part, questioned state health officials’ position that locating a dispensary adjacent to a convenience store would increase risks of crime

The revamped proposal, filed Tuesday at the state Division of Elections by the Smart & Safe Florida committee, would go on the 2026 ballot. It seeks to address a number of issues raised by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who led a drive to defeat last year's proposed constitutional amendment.

That gamble is opening Bradenton’s newest pizzeria. Stoner’s Pizza Joint, which was founded in 2013 in Texas, began an expansion process in July, according to a news release. The company announced it would increase its locations from 40 to 100 in 18 months. There are two locations in Hillsborough County.

Florida cannabis activists have filed a proposed ballot measure to legalize recreational weed, only two months after a similar initiative failed at the polls in November.

A FLORIDA GROUP IS TRYING TO GET LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA BACK ON THE BALLOT IN 2026. AFTER THE ISSUE FAILED TO GET 60% OF THE VOTE THIS PAST NOVEMBER. NBC TWO'S MEDICINE OUT OF DOES LIVE IN OUR STUDIO TONIGHT AFTER FINDING OUT THAT THIS INITIATIVE WILL LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE THAT JUST CAME UP SHORT.

The fight over recreational marijuana is back in Florida, with advocates rolling out a revamped proposal for the 2026 ballot.

Just two months after an effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida failed, a new push has begun. Smart & Safe Florida has gone back to the drawing board and put forth a renewed effort to legalize recreational cannabis in 2026.

Just months after a Florida marijuana legalization initiative failed at the ballot, the campaign behind the proposal has filed a revised version in hopes of getting a second shot in 2026. Smart & Safe Florida’s 2024 measure did receive a majority of the vote in November,

Just months after its amendment was defeated in the 2024 election, the group pushing recreational marijuana in Florida is trying again to get the issue in front of voters. Smart & Safe Florida is pursuing a constitutional amendment to allow for adult recreational marijuana use for 2026,

Green Thumb Industries (GTI), a Florida medical marijuana company operating under the RISE dispensary brand, is continuing its legal battle to sell cannabis alongside convenience stores. On Thursday,

The campaign behind last fall’s failed adult-use marijuana legalization push in Florida is gearing up to try again in 2026.