Florida Attorney General Amit Agarwal said the language was misleading and therefore the court should not approve the measure in written form. Agarwal says the language gives the impression that possession and purchase of marijuana is completely legal, when in reality such actions would remain illegal under federal law. While the wording that could appear on the 2022 ballot is still being worked out, the November election cycle brought good news on another front to legalization supporters. Florida voters rejected Amendment 4, which would have resulted in the approval of all future constitutional amendments, such as a change to marijuana legalization, twice. If Amendment 4 had passed, it would have meant that even if voters had approved recreational marijuana in 2022, the same measure would have had to be voted on again in 2024. The rejection of Amendment No 4 removes this additional step. “I`ll pray about it,” Hinson told us. “We`ll likely have legal recreational marijuana on this ballot in 2024,” said Dr. John Crump, who works with the ReLeafe Now clinic. “I think it will be there, if not, then it will be next time.” “Medical marijuana is legal. Guns are legal. It`s about people`s rights,” Fried said in a statement to NBC News about the lawsuit.
“And I don`t care who I have to pursue to fight for their freedom.” TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — About 20 percent of the United States has legalized the use of marijuana for recreational purposes. Across the country, 18 states have legalized the drug on a recreational basis, while 37 have legalized it exclusively for medical purposes with a prescription. Crump said one of the factors that could contribute to marijuana legalization in Florida sooner or later is the large elderly population that comes to Sunshine State to retire. He says seniors and adults of all ages see the benefits of medical marijuana, but he also warns of the inherent danger of the popular drug. Rep. Yvonne Hinson (D-Gainesville) is the sponsor of a legalization bill. Crump also said he believes marijuana will be legalized nationally within the next decade.
He says opinions about the herb have changed positively over the past decade, but says more research needs to be done. Florida isn`t alone in splitting when it comes to legal recreational marijuana and legal medical use. The map below shows the states` position on marijuana legalization, based on February 2022 data from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Getting marijuana in Florida has come a long way since it was the exclusive domain of good gentlemen walking down Ocean Drive and muttering “weedcoke” to ignorant tourists. Now there is literally advertising for weed in taxis. Since Florida voters passed the Second Amendment, which legalized medical marijuana in 2016, ads for marijuana doctors have appeared in local weeklies, on taxis, and even on billboards. But make no mistake, we`re a long way from Colorado, and like just about everything in Florida, there are still confusing questions about how it works. For example: Who are these doctors in taxis and how can I get them to write me a prescription? Where can I buy it? Do you have Taco Bells nearby? And above all: do they deliver? “Federal laws determine participation in insurance,” Crump said.
“That`s what determines participation in research, and marijuana needs to be studied and it can`t be studied if it`s illegal nationally. So I think the fact that medical marijuana is legal in the state of Florida is extremely important. One candidacy had enough signatures to get judicial review, but Florida`s highest court rejected the attempt on legal grounds because of the language used in its text. Just because you have a medical card doesn`t mean you can just call your source to Kendall and it`s all with the cops. You can only buy medical marijuana in Florida at a state-approved dispensary. There are more than 450 nationwide (even in Pfannenstiel) operated by 22 licensed companies. You will have to buy from one of them, otherwise you could be cited by the police, even if your marijuana is required by law. Coat yourself on your state-approved THC oil, and you`ll need to show your card to the police AND prove you bought it at a licensed pharmacy, or it`s a long night of sandwiches in Bologna and freezing air conditioning for you.
Efforts to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida have already failed. The 157-page bill would also overturn marijuana-related convictions and grant pardons to low-level offenders. Rep. Ann Eskamani (D-Orlando) said the legislation could continue to do a lot of good in the future. Having a medical marijuana card also doesn`t immediately prevent you from owning a firearm. When you buy a new firearm, question 11E on your firearms transaction record asks if you use illicit substances, with a large bold asterisk indicating that it contains legal medical marijuana in your state. Check yes, and you are not allowed to own a firearm. Of course, this is Florida, so there`s a sketchy workaround if you still want to buy a gun. “Buy a used gun,” Robinson says. “Or stop using it before you have a new weapon.” TELL US: Should marijuana be 100% legal in Florida? TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CAPITOL NEWS SERVICE) – 2022 is probably not the year recreational marijuana is legalized in Florida.
Two constitutional amendments have been found flawed by the state Supreme Court, and legislative efforts are a long way off, but that doesn`t stop some from trying. In the District of Columbia, medical and recreational marijuana use is allowed, but in Florida, recreational marijuana use is still illegal. However, the decriminalization of marijuana is so popular in the United States that federal lawmakers are trying to legalize the drug. While medical marijuana is legal in Florida, smoking recreationally for pleasure is still illegal. Efforts to legalize weed in the Sunshine State have met with resistance from state leaders and some lawmakers. By February, various attempts to legalize weed in Florida had failed. “What voters can know is that if you have a governor Fried government, one of the first things we`re going to do is work on legalization here in our state and work on the federal side of things,” Fried said. Veterans, many of whom suffer from PTSD, are particularly concerned about the effects of medical marijuana. As the law stands, even if veterans have legally prescribed marijuana for this condition, they could be deprived of their benefits because the drug is still illegal nationwide. However, this varies from case to case. No attempt at legalization through legislative means has received enough support to advance in the state legislature.
Ballot initiatives also did not get enough signatures until Feb. 1, 2022, to appear on the November ballot and be elected by state residents. It is one of the few parts of the law that is quite simple. You, the patient, go to a state-certified doctor to prescribe medical marijuana (more on that later). These are the guys you see as “pot docs” on billboards who charge between $150 and $250 for an investigation. You need to show that you have one of the approved conditions, and more importantly, that you have tried other treatments that have not worked. This prevents you from inventing “fear” to get legal weed – just like you might do to have a hamster on a plane. At Largey Law Firm, we monitor developments regarding the potential legalization of recreational marijuana in Florida. If you have any questions or need a lawyer to defend you in a drug case, contact us online. We have offices in Tavares, Inverness and Clermont and serve clients throughout Central Florida. Separately, Fried told WFLA political moderator Evan Donovan that if elected governor of Florida, she would work to legalize marijuana. The Make It Legal Florida policy committee is trying to put a constitutional amendment on the 2022 ballot that would legalize recreational marijuana.
After there weren`t enough signatures for the measure to appear on the 2020 ballot, the committee has already received enough signatories to make 2022 possible.