Florida recreational marijuana effort clears crucial hurdle

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-recreational-marijuana-effort-clears-204845807.html

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida crossed a major hurdle but still faces a likely challenge from the state’s attorney general.

Florida’s Department of State reported that the proposed ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana gathered enough signatures to put it on the ballot in 2024.

The constitutional amendment, proposed by Smart & Safe Florida, gathered 967,528 valid signatures — more than 70,000 above the requirement to reach the ballot. Smart & Safe through April had spent $38.4 million to get the new measure on the ballot — all paid for by medical marijuana giant Trulieve Inc.

While it still faces a Florida Supreme Court review and an expected legal challenge from state Attorney General Ashley Moody, amendment supporters heralded the breakthrough.

"We are thrilled the campaign has made this milestone and look forward to seeing this initiative on the ballot next November,” Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers said Thursday in a statement.

Moody's office did not immediately provide a comment in response to a request.

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1. Woohoo!

My wife has medical marijuana, but there are limits to her edibles prescription. She takes no opioids and edible thc is her only remedy for her painful fibromyalgia. It's expensive, insurance does not cover it and her prescription always runs out too soon.

This will be such a relief.

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2. well, good for Florida. One thing in the right for a change.