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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Saturday June 01, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Environmental Defense Fund: New Florida Law Requires Mandatory Flood Disclosure, Helping Homebuyers Understand Their Risks
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 1 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement on May 30, 2024, by Rachel Rhode, manager at climate resilient coasts and watersheds: * * * Yesterday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed bill (HB 1049) into law, requiring sellers to disclosure significant details about their property's flood risks during the homebuying process. This includes providing buyers with filed insurance claims related to flood damage and disclosing whether federal assist  more

NORML: Study - History of Cannabis Use Associated With Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer
FARMINGTON, Connecticut, May 31 (TNSres) -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Lifetime cannabis use is associated with lower rates of prostate cancer, according to observational data published in the journal Biomedicines. Researchers affiliated with the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa, Florida assessed the relationship between cannabis consumption and p  more

Partnership With FFTP, Heart to Heart, and Airlink Sends Hygiene Kits to Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Florida, May 31 -- Food for the Poor issued the following news release: Hygiene kits from Food For The Poor (FFTP) partner Heart to Heart International were flown to Haiti through a humanitarian air bridge in partnership with Airlink, in response to a worsening humanitarian crisis and a desperate need for everyday necessities. Included were eight pallets containing 3,600 hygiene kits. The goods were flown to Port-au-Prince by Airlink and through their donor Amerijet on a cargo   more