Thursday's Daily Pulse

› Medical marijuana license approved for Miami-Dade nursery [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
After a failed attempt at removing the judge from the case, state health officials have agreed to grant a coveted medical-marijuana license to Keith St. Germain Nursery Farms, a Homestead-based grower.

› Gasparilla Inn No 1 in Florida, says Travel + Leisure [Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
For the second year in a row, the 104-year-old Gasparilla Inn & Club has been named the No. 1 Resort in Florida by Travel + Leisure magazine. The resort’s guests have included Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Thomas Edison and the George H.W. Bush family

› Premature birth rate in Florida remains in C grade range at 10.1 percent [Naples Daily News]
Florida is not making progress to reduce the rate of babies born prematurely, according to a new report from the March of Dimes.

› Strong economic signs fan optimism as 58th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show opens [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
Fort Lauderdale’s annual marine ‘Super Bowl’ sailed back into town Wednesday and early indicators from exhibitors and organizers point to another stellar run for the five-day extravaganza.

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