A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2024
3min0
'We'll respect the decisions that the states make on that.'
Tag: marijuana legalization
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 6, 2024A.G. GancarskiApril 17, 2023
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Sen. Victor Torres' adult use bill never got a hearing.
Peter SchorschNovember 15, 2022
5min0
Conservatives and older Americans are the holdouts.
Scott PowersMay 21, 2019
9min966
His doctor once suggested a choice of legal opioids or illegal marijuana.
Jacob OglesOctober 23, 2018
4min320
A new advertisement cut by Republican former U.S. Rep. Trey Radel heaps Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum with uncomfortable levels of praise. Whether through sarcasm or misdirection, the radio spot (see bottom of post) from his Freedom Council USA runs through hard-left progressive stances that won Gillum his party nomination and the support of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. […]
Scott PowersOctober 12, 2018
5min516
Orlando lawyer and medical marijuana champion John Morgan posted a video on social media Friday morning declaring his full support for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum and attacking Gov. Rick Scott and Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis, mainly over marijuana. “Electing this guy [Gillum] is so critical to everything marijuana in Florida,” Morgan declares in the five-minute […]
Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2018
5min696
As Florida Politics was preparing to release the results of our final post-primary, statewide survey focusing on the nexus of 2018 elections and medical marijuana, POLITICO Florida published a story putting Ron DeSantis, Ashley Moody and Matt Caldwell squarely on the wrong side of public opinion when it comes to Florida’s popular medical marijuana law. […]
Jim RosicaJune 26, 2018
5min1284
John Morgan on Tuesday said he’s “going to look at starting a fund” toward an initiative to legalize marijuana, including recreational use, on the 2020 ballot. He has previously has been on the record supporting marijuana legalization. His latest tweets move him further in terms of personally promising a political solution. The Orlando attorney and […]
Mitch PerrySeptember 25, 2015
3min361
Four states in the country now allow for the legal consumption of marijuana, and Tallahassee House Democrat Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda would love Florida to become the next state to do so. “I think that’s where we ought to be, frankly,” she said of her bill (HB 4021) that removes cannabis from being classified as a Schedule 1 drug. […]
Phil AmmannFebruary 21, 2015
3min234
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 […]