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Mitch PerryJuly 22, 2015

United for Care, the group that in 2014 fell just short of succeeding with a medical marijuana constitutional amendment in Florida, said Wednesday it’s well on the way to getting a similar measure on the 2016 ballot. Officials with the group said they will send 100,000 petitions to county supervisor of elections offices next week, […]

Phil AmmannJuly 13, 2015

A renewed effort to legalize medical marijuana in Florida received a major boost last month, as the People United for Medical Marijuana political committee raised close to $293,000 in June. Of that, nearly $233,000 came from the Orlando law firm headed by attorney John Morgan, according to the state Division of Elections. Morgan has been the […]

Mitch PerryJune 18, 2015

Rand Paul is unveiling his “Fair and Flat Tax” on Thursday where he aims to repeal the entire IRS tax code and replace it with a broad-based 14.5 percent tax on individuals and businesses. He says he would eliminate “nearly” every special-interest loophole, while also eliminating the payroll tax on workers and several federal taxes outright, […]

Mitch PerryJune 17, 2015

The bid to have Florida join the growing number of states who have legalized medical marijuana languished for years, until Orlando lawyer and Democratic Party fundraiser John Morgan organized an effort to get the measure passed last year. The measure received overwhelming support, but 57 percent isn’t 60 percent, the margin required for passage by a […]

Melissa RossJune 12, 2015

Saying he’s putting his money where his mouth is, Orlando trial lawyer John Morgan has sent an email to supporters announcing he’s writing a “big check for the patients who need medical marijuana.” “I’m doing it because the Legislature has ended their Session and again failed to deliver access to the suffering patients who need medical […]

Phil AmmannMay 18, 2015

The collective stupidity of the Florida Legislature is “astounding,” attorney John Morgan says in the latest email blast to supporters of legalized medical marijuana. As the most visible advocate as the principal financial backer of United for Care, Morgan leads the largest nonpartisan organization in Florida urging voters to approve legalizing medical marijuana. As dependably blunt as […]

James CallMay 4, 2015

Stymied by legislative inaction and thwarted by legal challenges, medical marijuana supporters are taking it to the streets. People United for Medical Marijuana (PUMM) and United for Care have begun collecting signatures and raising money to get a constitutional initiative on the November 2016 ballot to allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to treat sick people. […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 1, 2015

After the Florida House of Representatives threw in the towel this week, abandoning the legislative session three days early, medical marijuana was declared dead in Tallahassee for the 2015 session. That’s why the group United for Care has said screw it, and is heading back to the ballot box to give voters another go-round. “Our […]

Phil AmmannApril 24, 2015

When it comes to legalizing medical marijuana, it may once again rest in the hands of Florida voters. With only days left in the regular 2015 Legislative Session, a new email from United for Care says legislators are seemingly satisfied with running out the clock on comprehensive medical marijuana laws. The legislative session ends May 1, […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 16, 2015

When does voting really matter? For all of the super-voters out there, the answer is, “It always does.” But for those not so attuned with voting in every election, here’s a more compelling reason. If all of the voters who had signed a petition supporting placing Florida’s Amendment 2 medical marijuana initiative on the 2014 […]

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