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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 25, 2016

Drug-Free Florida saw another big fundraising period, raising more than $800,000 in about a week. State records show the organization raised $805,000 between July 9 and July 15, the most recent fundraising period. That sum includes a single $800,000 donation from the Carol Jenkins Barnett Family Trust and brings its total fundraising haul to more […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 19, 2016

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Drug Free Florida raised more than $500,000 in two weeks this month, the vast majority coming from a single donor. State records show Mel Sembler, a prominent St. Petersburg fundraiser, gave the committee $500,000 between July 2 and July 8, the most recent reporting period. The committee raised $510,035 in the fundraising period, boosting its fundraising […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 16, 2016

The campaign to convince Floridians to “Vote No on 2” is officially heating up. Vote No On 2, the group leading the charge against the 2016 medical marijuana initiative, Monday aimed at highlighting the dangers of legalizing medical marijuana. Throughout the three-minute video, viewers see what happened in California after the Golden State approved its […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 26, 2016

John Morgan has a message for supporters of a medical marijuana ballot initiative: They won’t be bullied. In an email Tuesday, Morgan encouraged supporters to donate to the United for Care campaign and stand up against opponents, including St. Petersburg Republican financier Mel Sembler. Sembler told the Tampa Bay Times he was hoping to raise […]

Tag: Drug-Free Florida

Carol Jenkins Barnett Family Trust gives $800K to Drug Free Florida

Mel Sembler gives another $500K to Drug Free Florida

Successful in 2014, medical marijuana opponents ramp up campaign against latest ballot initiative

Email Insights: John Morgan calls out Mel Sembler in fundraising email