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Jim RosicaSeptember 30, 2016

The forces against this year’s medical marijuana initiative lined up a one-two punch Friday against the proposed state constitutional amendment. Former state Supreme Court Justice Ken Bell provided the legal jab, saying marijuana doesn’t belong in the state’s chief governing document. He addressed reporters at a press conference in Tallahassee. “You create a fundamental right that […]

Peter SchorschJuly 13, 2016

I admit I’m a political junkie; after all, I run a website called Florida Politics. What I love about politics and these final months of the campaign season is you can always see new and innovative ways folks are trying to communicate with voters. Facebook realized the power of video storytelling when it saw the huge success […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 28, 2016

The group leading the charge to oppose the medical marijuana constitutional amendment is vowing to defeat it come November. In an email, Tre’ Evers, a spokesman for No on 2, said the organization will “once again get the truth out to Florida voters with a campaign to defeat this deceptive and dangerous amendment.” “This so-called […]

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