Florida cannabis activists have filed a proposed ballot measure to legalize recreational weed, only two months after a similar initiative failed at the polls in November.
The fight over recreational marijuana is back in Florida, with advocates rolling out a revamped proposal for the 2026 ballot.
The former EMT for Hillsborough County was a qualified medical cannabis patient who said he suffers from anxiety, insomnia and PTSD. By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix An attorney representing Hillsborough County has filed an appeal in the state’s Second District Court of Appeal of a ruling that could have statewide implications in solidifying protections for
The revamped proposal from the Smart & Safe Florida committee seeks to address issues raised by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who led a drive to defeat last year’s constitutional measure.
A FLORIDA GROUP IS TRYING TO GET LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA BACK ON THE BALLOT IN 2026. AFTER THE ISSUE FAILED TO GET 60% OF THE VOTE THIS PAST NOVEMBER. NBC TWO'S MEDICINE OUT OF DOES LIVE IN OUR STUDIO TONIGHT AFTER FINDING OUT THAT THIS INITIATIVE WILL LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE THAT JUST CAME UP SHORT.
Just months after a Florida marijuana legalization initiative failed at the ballot, the campaign behind the proposal has filed a revised version in hopes of getting a second shot in 2026. Smart & Safe Florida’s 2024 measure did receive a majority of the vote in November,
Just months after its amendment was defeated in the 2024 election, the group pushing recreational marijuana in Florida is trying again to get the issue in front of voters. Smart & Safe Florida is pursuing a constitutional amendment to allow for adult recreational marijuana use for 2026,
A political committee bankrolled by the state’s largest medical-marijuana company has launched a new effort to allow recreational pot in Florida
It would allow those who are at least 21 years old to possess up to two ounces of marijuana or five grams in concentrated form.
The pending petition, in part, questioned state health officials’ position that locating a dispensary adjacent to a convenience store would increase risks of crime.
Prosecutors said that Simko was set up by a man he met at a cannabis festival in Ann Arbor. It was there investigators believe the suspects concocted a plan to set up a fake business deal and steal up
The campaign behind last fall’s failed adult-use marijuana legalization push in Florida is gearing up to try again in 2026.