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Jim RosicaOctober 7, 2015

Two Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday said they were filing legislation to allow stronger varieties of pot as medical marijuana in Florida. State Rep. Matt Gaetz of Fort Walton Beach and state Sen. Rob Bradley of Fleming Island announced the bill (HB 307/SB 360) at a morning press conference in the Capitol. Gaetz told reporters he joined other […]

Jim RosicaOctober 2, 2015

Attorney General Pam Bondi made it official on Friday, formally asking the Florida Supreme Court to review a proposed constitutional amendment allowing medical marijuana. Bondi sent a letter to the court, petitioning the justices to check the amendment’s “validity.” It did not include a statement of legal opposition, as her previous letter on last year’s medical marijuana initiative did. […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 22, 2015

United For Care, the advocacy group pushing to have medical marijuana legalized in Florida, has now collected more than 500,000 signatures in its bid to get on the 2016 ballot. That news came via an email sent out by Orlando attorney John Morgan, the Democratic Party fundraiser and main financial backer for last year’s effort, […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 22, 2015

Orange County Republican Comptroller Martha Haynie is endorsing Democrat Susannah Randolph in the CD 9 race taking place next year. “We need elected officials who will listen to people, and help citizens have faith that they will do what they say they will do, ” said Haynie in a press release. “Susannah is in this race […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 1, 2015

The 100 most influential Floridians in state politics will be revealed in the forthcoming edition of INFLUENCE Magazine. Set to debut during the week of Oct. 19, the fall edition of INFLUENCE Magazine will profile the 100 people who leave the biggest footprints in Florida politics, but are not in elected office. From lobbyists and major donors to academics […]

Jim RosicaAugust 31, 2015

A proposed constitutional amendment allowing medical pot now has the amount of signatures needed for Supreme Court review, the next step toward getting on the 2016 ballot. Late Monday, the state Division of Elections website showed the amendment had 73,713 valid signatures. Medical marijuana got more than a million signatures overall last time, but an initiative actually needs 683,149 verified […]

Jim RosicaAugust 28, 2015

“You can’t teach hungry,” Florida trial attorney John Morgan says. But if you shell out 35 bucks, you can try to learn. Trial Guides, which calls itself a “legal media company that helps civil plaintiff’s lawyers win,” is now offering a “revised” paperback edition of Morgan’s 2011 legal practice self-help tome. Morgan, 59, has earned […]

Mitch PerryAugust 27, 2015

Along with an effort to legalize medical marijuana that could be on the 2016 ballot in Florida next year, there could also be another constitutional amendment: This one calls for the outright legalization of marijuana in the Sunshine State. Organizers and supporters of the Sensible Florida PAC will hold a news conference in Fort Lauderdale on Friday […]

Jim RosicaAugust 24, 2015

The John Morgan-backed drive to get a proposed constitutional amendment allowing medical pot on the 2016 ballot has competition. Two other ballot initiatives were filed last month, state records show, including one that – surprise – would allow recreational use of pot. The other would reclassify cannabis “as a dietary supplement” and tax its sale […]

Frank TorresAugust 14, 2015

Members of United for Care staked out the steps of the Orange County Courthouse on Monday afternoon, collecting petitions and promoting its platform to make medical marijuana legal in the state of Florida. The new effort comes nearly a year after voters failed to pass Amendment 2, coming 2 percent short of the 60 percent necessary […]

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Lawmakers introduce bill for stronger medical pot

Pam Bondi formally asks Supreme Court to review medical pot amendment

United for Care announces it has collected more than 500,000 signatures

Martha Haynie endorses Susannah Randolph in CD 9 contest

Coming in October: The INFLUENCE 100 – The top influencers in Florida politics

Medical marijuana initiative headed to Supreme Court

John Morgan self-help book … now in paperback

Effort to legalize pot in Florida goes public Friday

John Morgan’s proposed medical marijuana amendment has competition

United for Care steps up medical marijuana petition efforts in Orlando