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Melissa RossJune 12, 2015

Saying he’s putting his money where his mouth is, Orlando trial lawyer John Morgan has sent an email to supporters announcing he’s writing a “big check for the patients who need medical marijuana.” “I’m doing it because the Legislature has ended their Session and again failed to deliver access to the suffering patients who need medical […]

Ryan RayMay 26, 2015

If things shake out in the right way, Florida medical malpractice tycoon and Democratic advisor to the stars John Morgan may end up being the only person in American to have both Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton over to his house before the 2016 election cycle is over, writes Betsy Woodruff in the Daily Beast. What he will tell both […]

Mitch PerryMay 19, 2015

Hillary Rodham Clinton is coming to the Sunshine State for four fundraisers next week. As reported by Politico‘s Mark Caputo, the former Secretary of State will attend two fundraising events in Miami on May 28, and two more the following day May 29. One event will be in the Fort Lauderdale area, and the other […]

Phil AmmannMay 18, 2015

The collective stupidity of the Florida Legislature is “astounding,” attorney John Morgan says in the latest email blast to supporters of legalized medical marijuana. As the most visible advocate as the principal financial backer of United for Care, Morgan leads the largest nonpartisan organization in Florida urging voters to approve legalizing medical marijuana. As dependably blunt as […]

James CallMay 4, 2015

Stymied by legislative inaction and thwarted by legal challenges, medical marijuana supporters are taking it to the streets. People United for Medical Marijuana (PUMM) and United for Care have begun collecting signatures and raising money to get a constitutional initiative on the November 2016 ballot to allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to treat sick people. […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 16, 2015

When does voting really matter? For all of the super-voters out there, the answer is, “It always does.” But for those not so attuned with voting in every election, here’s a more compelling reason. If all of the voters who had signed a petition supporting placing Florida’s Amendment 2 medical marijuana initiative on the 2014 […]

Peter SchorschApril 8, 2015

John Morgan is a serious person. He certainly spent serious money trying to pass Amendment 2 in 2014. He sounds serious, sometimes even emphatic. And sometimes sounding serious is all one needs to get their friends and enemies to act the way they want them too. At least that’s what Morgan hopes. Elected officials pay […]

Mitch PerryMarch 18, 2015

Debbie Wasserman Schultz will not be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate next year, but lets hope that doesn’t “pave the way” for fellow South Florida Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy to become the groomed nominee in 2016. As a Tampa Bay area-based political reporter, I have to admit knowing very little about […]

Associated PressFebruary 21, 2015

Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Friday denied that she considered offering her support for a Florida medical marijuana ballot initiative in exchange for a prominent donor stopping his public criticism of her. “It’s outrageous to suggest that I would ever cut a deal,” the Florida congresswoman said in an interview with The […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 21, 2015

John Morgan is drawing a line in the sand. Or in the pot smoke, as you will. In a new email, Morgan, taking another stab at medical marijuana legalization in 2016 – or sooner if the Florida legislature plays along – starts in a way that can only be described as blunt. “We don’t negotiate […]

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