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The ruling by a three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal came in a lawsuit initiated by Orlando trial attorney John Morgan and others who maintain that a Florida law barring patients from smoking their treatment runs afoul of a 2016 constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana.

Earlier this month, Curbelo appeared on the “Cannabis Economy” podcast with Seth Adler and he called on the Trump administration to leave marijuana to the states.

A young black bear that spent roughly 12 hours roaming around a Florida family’s home had raided their garbage can and approached the front porch while standing on its hind legs.

A Southern white rhino has been born at a zoo in north Florida. The 100-pound Katana entered the world on Jan. 20, though the Gulf Breeze Zoo only recently announced her birth. The Northwest Florida Daily News reported Tuesday that Katana was born to Katie after a 16-month pregnancy.

May being the start of "Thunderstorm season" in Florida is nothing new.  Floridians have long been used to possible thunderstorms being a potential part of any day, no matter how sunny and cloudless it may begin.  However, while Florida is back in the usual mix of sun and thundershowers, the current weather pattern might be a sign of caution to Sunshine Staters.

Rick Scott was scheduled to leave late Saturday for his trip. He is expected to return on Tuesday. John Tupps, a spokesman for Scott, said that Scott’s chief of staff is accompanying the Republican governor on the visit.

The Florida Highway Patrol says Rida Boualam was headed to his girlfriend’s house when he hit the back of an Orange County sheriff’s vehicle. The 45-year old told officers that he had two beers before leaving home though authorities say they also found an open beer can in his car.

Even though Hurricane Irma forced the closures of its theme parks and airports and filled its hotels with displaced evacuees, a record-setting 72 million tourists still flocked to the Orlando area last year, tourism officials said Thursday.

A group pushing a constitutional amendment on gambling is getting a significant boost from Disney and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Newly filed campaign records show that Disney Worldwide Services and the tribe each donated $5 million in April to Voters in Charge.

Parkland Students Top Fortunes List: The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders. The movement that is less than a year old scored the top spot.