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Staff ReportsOctober 20, 2016

Miami Republican Rep. Carlos Trujillo said Thursday voters should say “no” to Amendment 2, which would legalize medical marijuana in the Sunshine State. Trujillo expressed concerns on enforcing the amendment and also warned edible marijuana could pose a danger to Florida children. “Amendment 2 would be a disaster for Florida,” Trujillo said. “We already know […]

Scott PowersOctober 18, 2016

Face to face, medical marijuana champion John Morgan and Vote No on 2 Policy Director Jessica Spencer did not agree even on the basic facts behind each other’s arguments. In a debate televised on WESH 2 TV in Orlando over Florida Amendment 2, the medical marijuana issue on November’s ballot, Morgan, the Orlando lawyer who chairs […]

Staff ReportsOctober 18, 2016

The Florida Epilepsy Foundation has endorsed proposed Amendment 2, the medical marijuana initiative on Florida’s Nov. 8 ballot. “Important medical decisions, such as treatments and medications, should be made by licensed physicians who know their patients best. That’s why the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida, along with the national Epilepsy Foundation, supports Amendment 2,” Karen Basha […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 17, 2016

The committee backing the medical marijuana constitutional amendment raised more than $200,000 in the first week of October, helped in part by a donation from the Florida Democratic Party. State records show People United for Medical Marijuana, the fundraising committee behind the medical marijuana amendment, raised $201,450 between Oct. 1 and Oct. 7. Records show […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 13, 2016

Florida police chiefs want voters to vote “No on 2.” The Florida Police Chiefs Association called on Florida voters to just say no to the 2016 medical marijuana constitutional amendment. The statewide organization joins several other law enforcement organizations and officials, including the Florida Sheriff’s Association, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings, and Palm Beach Sheriff Ric […]

Mitch PerryOctober 11, 2016

Florida Republican leaders have been conspicuously quiet about where they stand on Amendment 2, the ballot initiative that would legalize medical marijuana. “I think a lot of people are being quiet about it because they assume it’s going to pass and they don’t want to be on the wrong side,” incoming Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Jack […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 11, 2016

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A poll released Tuesday by the Public Opinion Research Lab of the University of North Florida shows strong support for Amendment 2 and medical marijuana. An impressive 77 percent of Florida voters said they would vote for the amendment, while only 18 percent stated they would vote against it. PORL Director Dr. Michael Binder said, “Huge majorities of […]

Phil AmmannOctober 10, 2016

Two Florida daily newspapers opposing the legalization of medical marijuana in 2014 have made an about-face, and are now supporting a “yes” vote on Amendment 2. This week, United for Care, the organization behind Amendment 2, announced the editorial boards of the Florida Times-Union and Ft. Myers News-Press each have penned op-eds in favor of the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 7, 2016

The committee backing the 2016 medical marijuana initiative received one of its largest donations to date, boosting its coffers at a critical time in the campaign. State records show People United for Medical Marijuana, the fundraising committee behind the ballot initiative, raised more than $1.07 million between Sept. 24 and Sept. 30. The committee received […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 7, 2016

An administrative law judge ruled against a North Florida nursery that had lost its bid to get a license to grow and dispense medical marijuana. Administrative law Judge R. Bruce McKibben issued the ruling Friday, saying Loop’s Nursery & Greenhouses “failed to prove by a preponderance of evidence that its application to become a distributing […]

Tag: Medical marijuana

Carlos Trujillo just says ‘no’ to medical marijuana Amendment 2

John Morgan, Vote No on 2’s Jessica Spencer dispute each other’s facts on medical marijuana

Epilepsy Foundation endorses Florida’s medical marijuana initiative

Florida Dems give medical marijuana proponents fundraising boost

Florida police chiefs oppose medical marijuana amendment

Some Florida Republicans AWOL on talking about Amendment 2

Amendment 2 poised to pass, another survey shows, but that’s what pollster said in 2014

2 Florida papers do an about-face on Amendment 2, call for yes on medical pot

Medical marijuana backers raise more than $1M in one week

Administrative law judge sides with state in medical marijuana licensing case