Advocates Collect Over 100,000 Signatures for Florida Medical Cannabis Initiative in Roughly a Month

Advocates Collect Over 100,000 Signatures for Florida Medical Cannabis Initiative in Roughly a Month

Advocates, in roughly a months time, have collected over 100,000 signatures for a Florida initiative aimed at legalizing medical cannabis in the state. Proponents of the proposal had to collect approximately 70,000 signatures to have the initiative reviewed by the Florida Supreme Court, a number they reached quickly, and easily.

Once the review process is over, roughly 685,000 signatures will need to be gathered by February 1st to put the initiative to a vote in the November, 2014 general election.

The group behind the initiative – United for Care – is being headed by Orlando attorney John Morgan, who’s a former fundraiser of President Obama. Morgan has vowed to do “whatever it takes” to get the initiative on the ballot and approved, and plans to spend over $20 million on the campaign.

Polling released in February found that only 24% of Florida residents oppose medical cannabis legalization, with 70% being in support.

– TheJointBlog