Dara Kam - News Service of Florida

Suspended Hillsborough County state attorney Andrew Warren is suing Gov. Ron DeSantis, saying his First Amendment rights were violated.

State health officials deemed the application submitted by Moton Hopkins and Hatchett Creek Farms, of which he owned 51 percent, to be the cream of the crop, but after he died decided to award the license to someone else.

Christopher Kimball steps into the post as the state’s medical marijuana industry could be poised to double in size and as challenges pile up over the decision to award a sought-after license to a Black farmer.

A circuit judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a South Florida state senator but offered advice on how the legal complaint can move forward. The suit challenged the use of state funds to transport migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts.

The rules approved Friday would prohibit doctors from prescribing puberty-blocking, hormone and hormone “antagonist” treatments for patients under age 18. The rules would not apply to children already receiving such treatments.

Louis Del Favero Orchids' latest lawsuit follows a September ruling by the 1st District Court of Appeal that sided with the Department of Health and upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a case filed by the company.

It comes after the effort the convince voters that President Biden's 2020 victory was not fraudulent, and the recent arrests of convicted felons who were accused of voter fraud.

The state Department of Health issued an “intent to approve” for Terry Donnell Gwinn, who vied with 11 others for the opportunity to join the growing medical marijuana industry.

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration rule prevents reimbursements to medical providers for such treatments as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgery.

The health department issues a “written notice of intent” for Terry Donnell Gwinn of Suwannee County, beating out 11 other applicants competing for a license earmarked for a Black farmer, a 2017 requirement from the “Pigford” lawsuits.