Florida Supreme Court Clears Way For Medical Marijuana On Ballot

[Eugene]

Source: CBSMiami

Florida Supreme Court Clears Way For Medical Marijuana On Ballot

January 27, 2014 2:23 PM

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – The Florida Supreme Court has approved a medical marijuana ballot initiative for the November election.

The Florida Supreme Court approved the wording of the proposed constitutional amendment in a 4-3 decision. The four yes votes came from justices appointed by Lawton Chiles, Jeb Bush, and one from Charlie Crist. The no votes were all put on the votes by Crist.

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The decision is another defeat for Attorney General Pam Bondi who challenged the ballot language saying it was misleading. It’s another high-profile loss for Bondi, who also lost the Affordable Care Act battle before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The move comes less than a week after medical marijuana proponents cleared a major hurdle by surpassing the number of signatures required to make it on the November ballot.

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Read more: http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/01/27/florida-supreme-court-clears-way-for-medical-marijuana-on-ballot/

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1. Florida may get crazy if they legalize marijuana, never mind. n/t

[NightWatcher]

2. Local (Jax) news took a poll this afternoon. 77% support measure

I'll be curious to see how a Democratic governed Department of Health will set up rules for dispensaries, etc.

I think this is going to get progressives to the polls and that's why the gov and atty gen were against this.