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Medical Marijuana, Mandatory Recess, Firearm Thefts Up
Tampa Bay leads in job creation, greenlight for Raymond James upgrades, metal detectors at Florida theme parks.

Patch operates 23 daily news sites in Florida. The following are some of the top headlines from the past week:
- Parents Petition for Mandatory School Recess
- Man Wore French Maid Costume to Meet Prostitute, Deputies Say
- 12-Year-Old Repeat Offender Swiped Elderly Man’s Car, Cops Say
- Medical Marijuana Amendment Clears Florida Supreme Court
- Human Trafficker ‘Branded’ Victims, Officials Say
- Firearm Theft Up 32 Percent in Tampa
- ‘Francis Effect’ Prompts Uptick in Giving, Study Says
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- Bucs Get Greenlight for Stadium Upgrades
- Disney World Lines About to Get Longer
- Capitol Lawn Landing Pilot Eyes Congressional Run
- Sandy Hook Denier Professor May Lose Job
- Tampa Bay Tops State in Job Creation
- ‘Social Media Screening for Terrorists Act’ Filed
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