Author: Dorron Blumberg

A joint study by the Center to Advance Palliative Care and the National Palliative Care Research Center (America’s Care of Serious Illness: 2019 State-by-State Report Card on Access to Palliative Care in Our Nation’s Hospitals) offers an instructive snapshot of where we are today. Of the 89 palliative care programs offered at 138 Florida hospitals in the study

It’s flu season again and it’s time to be flu safe. Did you know the flu can be especially dangerous for young children, the elderly and people with certain medical conditions? That’s why it’s important to take simple precautions like getting the flu vaccine and washing your hands. It’s never fun to get sick and it’s important to take preventative measures so you stay healthy.

Every day, people are going into their doctors’ offices and asking about medical cannabis and CBD. Finding answers, however, isn’t so easy.

Everyone wants to get involved in the green rush of the year – cannabis. Attorneys working in the space are getting an influx of calls about hemp cultivation and commercialization. In Florida, SB 1020 is the legal framework that will govern the hemp industry. Further, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is working on finalizing their draft rules, which will then be submitted to the USDA for approval once the USDA has its own rules in place. 

As we have gone through the last 18 months, the right to be able to sell hemp products seemed like the one of the biggest challenges. That fight has been won and now the real work begins.