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Florida Democrat files bill to protect medical marijuana rights for government employees
It would not protect an employee impaired at work
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Florida says it will award 22 new medical marijuana licenses
Tuesday’s decision can be and will be appealed, say those involved in the industry
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What does the failure of Florida’s Amendment 3 mean for the state’s medical marijuana industry?
The failure of Amendment 3 raises questions about the future of the medical-marijuana industry in Florida
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Florida voters reject Amendment 3, which would have legalized recreational marijuana
Amendment 3 sought to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cannabis by adults age 21 and over.
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Florida Amendment 3 supporters, Gov. DeSantis continue to square off ahead of Election Day
DeSantis has pulled out all the stops to prevent the initiative from reaching the 60 percent voter approval needed
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Donald Trump, Kamala Harris featured in new ad touting Florida’s Amendment 3
Trump announced on his Truth Social page last month that ‘[a]s a Floridian, I will be voting YES on Amendment 3 this November’
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Bipartisan group blasts DeSantis for using taxpayer money to fight Florida’s Amendment 3
‘This is undemocratic and a violation of Florida laws to spend taxpayer funds on political ads. Period.’
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Trulieve CEO tours Florida to ‘set the record straight’ on Amendment 3
The company has invested more than $80 million to get Amendment 3 passed in Florida this fall
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Trulieve sues Florida GOP for defamation over ad featuring ‘Big Weed’ character
The company accused the party of launching an ‘intentionally deceptive campaign’ to mislead voters
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DeSantis-linked anti-pot PAC receives $1 million from group affiliated with co-founders of ‘abusive’ teen drug rehab program
The late GOP megadonors Betty and Mel Sembler also funded efforts to keep medical marjuana illegal in Florida back in 2016
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Committee aiming to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida raises over $100 million
Overall, Smart & Safe Florida had raised $100,751,446 in cash and $607,381 in in-kind contributions since 2022
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Florida Gov. DeSantis defends targeting marijuana petition workers
‘There’s a lot of money that’s at stake here,’ DeSantis said
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Trump confirms he will vote to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida
‘As a Floridian, I will be voting YES on Amendment 3 this November,’ Trump wrote
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Trulieve adds another $7.5 million to effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida
The company’s total contributions now total nearly $83 million
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DeSantis official criticizes Florida’s Amendment 3 for not including ‘home-grow’
Advocates for the measure argue the ‘talking point’ makes little sense in light of FL’s single-subject rules for citizen initiatives
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Florida Sen. Joe Gruters wants to ban smoking in public if recreational marijuana is legalized
Gruters stunned some of his colleagues two weeks ago when he came out in support of the proposed constitutional amendment
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Hedge-fund billionaire gives $12 million to PAC fighting Florida’s recreational marijuana initiative
Griffin called the proposed amendment ‘a terrible plan to create the nation’s most expansive and destructive marijuana laws’
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Former state GOP chair Sen. Joe Gruters backs Florida marijuana legalization
In doing so, he is going up against Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican Party of Florida
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Florida sheriffs and police chiefs oppose recreational marijuana initiative
‘The well-being and health of the citizens of Florida are threatened through the legalization and normalization of recreational marijuana’
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Trulieve adds another $5 million to effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida
Smart & Safe Florida is leading efforts to pass a recreational-marijuana initiative on the November ballot.