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James CallJanuary 15, 2015

Medical marijuana advocates will gather in Coral Gables next month to plan their next step in changing Florida law. Florida for Care, the legislative branch of a grassroots effort that grew out of the People United for Medical Marijuana campaign for last year’s failed Amendment 2 initiative, is scheduling a two-day meeting to discuss policy […]

Guest AuthorOctober 19, 2014

Early this month Ben Pollara, campaign manager for United for Care, wrote a column for Context Florida challenging some of my arguments opposing Amendment 2, the medical marijuana measure on the Nov. 4 ballot. Some of Ben’s answers were just plain wrong and some were misleading, so let’s look at his attempts to answer my […]

Guest AuthorOctober 7, 2014

First in a series. As Election Day approaches, the backers on both sides of the ballot initiative to make medical marijuana legal in Florida are getting fired up. It’s a battle of wits, money, compassion, money, politics and money and of course, the people who are donating the money to either pass or defeat Amendment […]

Guest AuthorJuly 10, 2014

Recently, I was in line at a grocery store reading my e-mail when another bored shopper, tired of looking at the tabloids for sale, looked over my shoulder and saw “Say Yes to Amendment 2” at the top of a letter from United for Care on my iPhone “Why the hell should I vote or […]

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