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Mitch PerryApril 6, 2015

With 58 percent support, Floridians proved at the polls in 2014 that they supported medical marijuana. Unfortunately, the magic number was 60 percent, which is why the issue is probably going to be back on the ballot in 2016. A new poll by Quinnipiac University released Monday shows huge support for a pot proposal, with […]

Phil AmmannMarch 20, 2015

As Tallahassee lawmakers finish their third week of the 2015 Legislative Session, Ben Pollara finds little to cheer about in Florida’s struggle to legalize medical marijuana. “It ain’t looking good,” the United for Care leader writes in a new email update. “Despite the voices of 58 percent of Floridians and our efforts in the legislature,” Pollara writes, “third […]

Mitch PerryMarch 12, 2015

On Monday, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported that the Florida Cannabis Action Network was now “developing a 2016 voter initiative to legalize marijuana, based on the likelihood that the Florida Legislature will be unwilling to create a comprehensive medical-only program in coming weeks.” Uh, not exactly, says FCAN executive director Jodi James. “The ballot initiative idea […]

Mitch PerryMarch 12, 2015

On Monday, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported that the Florida Cannabis Action Network was now “developing a 2016 voter initiative to legalize marijuana, based on the likelihood that the Florida Legislature will be unwilling to create a comprehensive medical-only program in coming weeks.” Uh, not exactly, says FCAN executive director Jodi James. “The ballot initiative idea […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 23, 2015

Florida House Speaker Steve Crisafulli is right: no one has really made the case to him or anyone that the statutory language of SB 1030, legalizing low-THC medical marijuana, is flawed; but it absolutely is and must be fixed legislatively. I’m willing to accept partial blame here. The conversations surrounding 1030 have largely been driven […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 22, 2015

Editorial cartoonist Bill Day casts a critical eye this week on Florida’s medical marijuana fight, pitting well-known attorney John Morgan against U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, one of the most influential politicians in the Democratic Party. As the principal financial backers behind People United for Medical Marijuana, Morgan spearheaded Amendment 2, the 2014 proposal to […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 22, 2015

Editorial cartoonist Bill Day casts a critical eye this week on Florida’s medical marijuana fight, pitting well-known attorney John Morgan against U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, one of the most influential politicians in the Democratic Party. As the principal financial backers behind People United for Medical Marijuana, Morgan spearheaded Amendment 2, the 2014 proposal to […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 21, 2015

John Morgan is drawing a line in the sand. Or in the pot smoke, as you will. In a new email, Morgan, taking another stab at medical marijuana legalization in 2016 – or sooner if the Florida legislature plays along – starts in a way that can only be described as blunt. “We don’t negotiate […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 19, 2015

Speaker Crisafulli is right: no one has really made the case to him or anyone that the statutory language of SB 1030 is flawed; but it absolutely is and must be fixed legislatively. I’m willing to accept partial blame here. The conversations surrounding 1030 have largely been driven by two groups of political actors: advocates […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 19, 2015

Speaker Crisafulli is right: no one has really made the case to him or anyone that the statutory language of SB 1030 is flawed; but it absolutely is and must be fixed legislatively. I’m willing to accept partial blame here. The conversations surrounding 1030 have largely been driven by two groups of political actors: advocates […]

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Another Quinnipiac poll finds sky-high support of medical pot

Email insights: As medical marijuana stalls in Tallahassee, Ben Pollara presses on

No, FCAN isn’t about to pursue a pot legalization amendment

No, FCAN isn't about to pursue a pot legalization amendment

Ben Pollara: Fixes that can make Florida's medical marijuana law work

The latest Bill Day editorial cartoon: “Debbie and John”

The latest Bill Day editorial cartoon: "Debbie and John"

Email insights: John Morgan throws down the gauntlet over medical pot

Ben Pollara: Legislative action needed on Charlotte’s Web

Ben Pollara: Legislative action needed on Charlotte's Web