Pubdate: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 Source: Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) Copyright: 2014 Sun-Sentinel Company Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/mVLAxQfA Website: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/159 Author: Aaron Deslatte Page: 6B SCOTT SIGNS MEDICAL POT LEGISLATION TALLAHASSEE - Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill Monday that legalizes a form of medical marijuana touted as way to help relieve symptoms of children with epilepsy and for cancer patients. The law decriminalizes a version of cannabis nicknamed "Charlotte's Web" after a Colorado child. It is low in the chemical that gets people high when smoking the plant. Scott had already pledged to sign SB 1030, which creates a legal system for producing, dispensing and studying the drug in Florida for patients who are permanent residents of the state with cancer or conditions leading to seizures. "As a father and grandfather, you never want to see kids suffer," Scott said in a news release. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom