The Florida Supreme Court has announced that justices will be rendering “out-of-calendar opinions” on Monday, likely including a decision in a case that will decide whether a marijuana legalization initiative will appear on the state ballot this November. There were strong expectations that the court would release its opinion on Thursday given its routine policy […]| Marijuana Moment
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is claiming that if voters approve a marijuana legalization initiative at the ballot this November, people “will be able to bring 20 joints to an elementary school”—and he again complained about the prevalent odor of cannabis that he says would result from the reform. “Even if you have no interest […]| Marijuana Moment
The campaign behind a marijuana legalization ballot measure in Florida released a new ad in support of Amendment 3 this week, arguing that cannabis currently available on the state’s illicit market is dangerously unregulated. “Most Florida marijuana is illegal, produced by criminals and can be laced with dangerous drugs like fentanyl,” a woman says, described […]| Marijuana Moment
The governor of Florida is reportedly planning to veto a bill that would ban consumable hemp-derived cannabinoid products such as delta-8 THC, apparently because he’s hoping the hemp industry will help finance a campaign opposing a marijuana legalization initiative on the state’s November ballot. As Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) prepares to step up his push […]| Marijuana Moment
Following an effort to attract more military veteran supporters of marijuana legalization, the campaign behind a Florida ballot measure to legalize adult-use cannabis—Amendment 3—is beginning to feature more veterans in media outreach. Smart and Safe Florida, the organization backing the initiative, announced last month that it’s working to form a coalition of veterans to build […]| Marijuana Moment
Two in three Florida voters, including a majority of Republicans, support a marijuana legalization initiative that’s on the November ballot, a new Fox News poll finds. In fact, the cannabis measure is more popular among voters than is Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who is campaigning against it. The survey found that 66 percent of voters […]| Marijuana Moment