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Scott PowersApril 22, 2016

The group that opposed and defeated the 2014 proposed medical marijuana constitutional amendment is preparing to raise money to try the same for this year’s initiative. The Drug-Free Florida Committee, a political action committee associated with St. Petersburg Republican financier and business executive Mel Sembler, will begin raising money shortly with hopes to do battle again […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 11, 2016

The political committee backing the effort to legalize medical marijuana raised more than $41,000 last month, bringing its 2016 total to nearly $240,000. People United for Medical Marijuana raised $41,245 in March, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Division of Elections. The organization received 400 donations last month, dozens of them less than […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 15, 2016

The group backing the effort to legalize medical marijuana raised more than $90,000 in February. People United for Medical Marijuana raised $90,323 in February, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Division of Elections. Top donors during the one-month fundraising period included Complete Hydroponics, a Miami hydroponics store and fertilizer company, which gave $4,000 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 11, 2016

The group backing the effort to legalize medical marijuana raised more than $100,000 in January, according to recently filed campaign finance reports. People United for Medical Marijuana raised $107,528 in January. The largest single donor during the one-month period was The Morgan Firm, which donated $72,634 to the organization. The Orlando firm is headed up […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 25, 2016

Medical marijuana advocates said they are nearing the goal to get the issue on the ballot in 2016. In an email to supporters Monday, United for Care, the group behind the ballot effort, said the state’s supervisors of elections need to validate 45,823 petitions in order to hit the goal of 683,149 to get on […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 12, 2016

People United for Medical Marijuana, the political committee backing a push to get medical marijuana on the 2016 ballot, raised more than $500,000 dollars in December. The committee, which runs the United for Care Campaign, raised $571,236 in December. That one-month haul means the organization has raised more than $9.1 million. The committee received hundreds […]

Jim RosicaDecember 17, 2015

The Florida Supreme Court has approved a proposed constitutional amendment allowing medical marijuana in the state, according to an opinion released Thursday. The court on Thursday found that the amendment “embraces a single subject” and that the ballot title and summary and financial impact statement passed legal muster. “We therefore approve the proposed amendment and Financial Impact […]

Drew WilsonNovember 11, 2015

The committee backing an amendment to legalize medical marijuana had another big fundraising month in October, largely on the back of its chairman, Orlando lawyer John Morgan. Morgan contributed $237,978 of the $337,292 raised last month by United for Care-People United for Medical Marijuana. Regular donor Barbara Stiefel wrote the committee another check for $40,000 […]

Jim RosicaOctober 23, 2015

If Florida ever approves medical marijuana for sale in the state, expect to pay tax on it. Medical pot is “tangible personal property” that is “subject to sales and use tax,” a state economics panel has found. “Annual state and local government sales tax revenues could increase by an estimated $67 million after taking into account […]

Drew WilsonOctober 14, 2015

The committee backing an amendment to legalize medical marijuana had another big fundraising month in September, largely due to due to a $293,000 cash infusion from its chair, Orlando attorney John Morgan. People United for Medical Marijuana raised another $22,000 from other donors, mostly individuals giving $250 or less, to bring its monthly total over […]

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Anti-medical marijuana campaign prepares to raise money

Medical marijuana backers raise more than $41K in March

Medical marijuana backers raise more than $90K in February

Medical marijuana backers raise $107K in January

Email insights: United for Care confident it has signatures it needs to get on 2016 ballot

Committee backing medical marijuana amendment raises more than $500K in December

Fla. Supreme Court green lights medical pot amendment

Medical marijuana supporters score another big fundraising month in October

State panel: Medical pot can be taxed

September another big fundraising month for People United for Medical Marijuana