Recreational Marijuana initiative in Florida nears 50,000 signatures

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Recreational marijuana initiative in Florida nears 50,000 signatures

The initiative, spearheaded by the Smart & Safe Florida political committee, totaled 49,692 valid signatures.

The “Adult Personal Use of Marijuana” proposal would allow people 21 or older “to possess, purchase, or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical personal consumption by smoking, ingestion, or otherwise.”

Backers are trying to get the proposal on the 2024 ballot, eight years after voters approved a measure authorizing medical marijuana. To reach the ballot, the political committee will have to submit 891,589 valid signatures and receive Florida Supreme Court approval of proposed wording.

Trulieve, the state’s largest medical-marijuana company, has spent $10 million on the initiative, records show.

Region: Florida

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