Marijuana Legalization: A Dissent
We can all recite the arguments for legalization of marijuana. But making marijuana available to anyone over the age of 21 seems to me to be a sad statement of societal surrender, rather than an...
View ArticleJitter Echo: Opponents of Amendment 2 Launch “Don’t Let Florida Go to Pot”...
Opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize medical marijuana launched the "Don’t Let Florida Go to Pot" campaign Tuesday, warning that passing the measure would lead to...
View ArticleLegislative Panel Joins Critics of Strict Proposals to Limit Legal Pot Access...
A 19-page letter from the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee to the Department of Health's general counsel questions nearly every aspect of the proposed rule, beginning with who would be allowed...
View ArticleFor or Against Medical Marijuana, Seven Ex-Supreme Court Justices Explain Why...
Amendment 2, promoted as a compassionate effort to legalize marijuana for medical purposes, should be rejected – regardless of one’s position on the issue of medical marijuana, seven ex-Florida Supreme...
View ArticleSheriff Don Eslinger, “Don’t Let Florida Go to Pot” Chief, Defines Opposition...
Seminole County Sheriff Don Eslinger has been leading the campaign against Amendment 2, the proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Florida. He calls it "flawed." The post Sheriff Don Eslinger,...
View ArticleI’m 67 Years Old. I Smoke Pot. And It’s Time to Make It Legal, Period.
If anyone thinks that passing Amendment 2 is not a step toward legalizing recreational marijuana, then you’re been ingesting too much of the wrong kind of drugs, argues Thomas O'Hara, who is voting for...
View ArticlePot Amendment: For Debilitating Diseases or an Open Door to Full Marijuana...
A briefing on Amendment 2, the proposed constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana: supporters say it'll help the sick, opponents claim it's flawed and will result in "a joint in every...
View ArticleSheldon Adelson Adds $1 Million to Fight Against Medical Pot Legalization
Sheldon Adelson had contributed $5 million of the $5,842,897 raised by the "Drug Free Florida Committee" as of Sunday. The committee also spent $1,254,013 in mid-October and reported an overall...
View ArticleFlorida’s Pot Legalization Forces Open 2-Front Offensive: Legislature and...
After falling just 2 points short of victory in November, medical-marijuana advocates will take their battle to the Florida Legislature, and failing that, will place the initiative on the ballot again...
View ArticleLight Up Again: John Morgan Files Medical Pot Amendment Language For 2016 Ballot
The revamped measure clarifies that doctors cannot order medical marijuana for children without their parents' approval and clears up ambiguity about what diseases would make patients eligible for...
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court Unanimously Signs Off On Medical Pot Amendment For 2016...
People United for Medical Marijuana, which is led and heavily financed by Orlando lawyer John Morgan, still needs to submit 683,149 valid petition signatures to the state by a Feb. 1 deadline. The post...
View ArticleGateway Drug Bunk: No, Smoking Pot Doesn’t Lead to Harder Drugs
Smoke pot and be merry. Cops' and politicians' claims that pot is a gateway drug is baseless fear-mongering intended to stop the legalization of marijuana. But it's time to dispense with the lie once...
View ArticleFlagler Judge Gives Pot Plan a Lift, But Council And Whiff of Politics Again...
The proposal would reduce the penalty for first-time possession of pot to a $250 fine rather than a criminal charge, but it'll be at least another month before the proposal gets out of a council, if...
View ArticleKey Flagler Panel Votes 7-5 To Endorse Pot Citation Proposal, But Split...
The proposed ordinance to decriminalize some pot possession now goes to the county commission, Palm Coast, Bunnell and Flagler Beach for approval, but it's faced sustained opposition. The post Key...
View ArticleThe Reek of Hypocrisy Behind Federal Marijuana Laws
In most cases, our laws treat chemicals as safe until proven dangerous. Marijuana, on the other hand, is being held to a higher standard. It’s not even that it’s considered dangerous until proven safe....
View ArticleLegalizing Recreational Pot Key Issue For Florida Democrats’ Gubernatorial...
John Morgan calls recreational weed a make-or-break issue for Democratic candidates seeking to replace outgoing Republican Gov. Rick Scott. The post Legalizing Recreational Pot Key Issue For Florida...
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