Florida legalizes medical marijuana

Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill legalizing medical marijuana on Monday, after it easily passed the state legislature last month. The bill is colloquially referred to as “Charlotte’s Web.”

“The approval of Charlotte’s Web will ensure that children in Florida who suffer from seizures and other debilitating illnesses will have the medication needed to improve their quality of life,” Scott, a Republican, said in a prepared statement after signing the legislation. The bill authorizes a low-THC, non-euphoric strain of marijuana to treat certain medical conditions like childhood epilepsy.