Campaign to Legalize Medical Cannabis in Florida Reaches Signature Goal, Triggers Supreme Court Review
Florida’s United for Care, a group working to place an initiative to legalize medical cannabis on next year’s general election ballot, has had 73, 713 signatures verified by the state’s Division of Elections. This is 5,000 over the required amount to trigger a Supreme Court review.
“We are thrilled at this timely accomplishment”, says United for Care Campaign Manager Ben Pollara. “This is the first major milestone to bringing medical marijuana before the Florida voters in November 2016. In the next election, voters will succeed where their elected have failed them, and pass a comprehensive, compassionate medical marijuana law to serve the hundreds of thousands of sick and suffering people who are desperate for relief in our state.”
Pollara continues; “Without our volunteer efforts we would not be so well positioned to make the ballot in December.”
In order to be placed on the ballot United for Care needs the Supreme Court approval and to collect 683,149 valid petitions by February 1st, 2016.
– TheJointBlog