Efforts to getting medical marijuana legalized in Florida recently received a huge boost. Two important political fundraisers  in Florida decided to get behind an effort to put medical marijuana on the ballot in 2014. From Reuters: “I’m prepared to keep raising money and writing checks until I get the signatures to put it on the [...]

The people of Florida overwhelmingly back allowing medical marijuana in the state. A new poll conducted for People United for Medical Marijuana and obtained by the Miami Herald found 70 percent of Florida voters would back an amendment to legalize medical marijuana and only 24 percent would oppose it. From the Miami Herald: As many [...]

A new poll finds that a majority of people in Florida support medical marijuana. From Bob Norman: A survey conducted by GOP pollster Fabrizio, McLaughlin & Associates — the same firm that conducted polls for Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s campaign — found that 57 percent of Floridians support legalization of medicinal marijuana. This news comes [...]

“I’d love to have the opportunity to meet with Senator LeMieux to help him understand that only by legalizing and regulating marijuana can we actually take control of it and thereby put the violent thugs who sell it out of business,” says Kyle Vogt, a retired military police officer who now runs a small business in Florida. He is “active in his church” and believes that “this is not a crime issue, but a health and spiritual issue.”