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Florida Supreme Court rejects recreational marijuana amendment
Justices call ballot summary misleading
Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida
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FILE - In this April 6, 2018, file photo, are the leaves of a marijuana plant inside Ultra Health s cultivation greenhouse in Bernalillo, N.M. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File) (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at allowing people to use recreational marijuana, saying it would be misleading to voters.
Backers of the proposed amendment sought to put it on the 2022 ballot and had submitted hundreds of thousands of petition signatures. But in a 5-2 ruling, the Supreme Court said the proposed ballot summary - wording that people see when they cast ballots - would mislead “voters into believing that the recreational use of marijuana in Florida will be free of any repercus
Florida Supreme Court rejects recreational pot amendment
Jim Saunders, Reporter, News Service of Florida
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at allowing people to use recreational marijuana, saying it would be misleading to voters.
Backers of the proposed amendment sought to put it on the 2022 ballot and had submitted hundreds of thousands of petition signatures. But in a 5-2 ruling, the Supreme Court said the proposed ballot summary - wording that people see when they cast ballots - would mislead “voters into believing that the recreational use of marijuana in Florida will be free of any repercussions, criminal or otherwise.”
Florida justices reject recreational marijuana amendment
By Jim Saunders article
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at allowing people to use recreational marijuana, saying it would be misleading to voters.
Backers of the proposed amendment sought to put it on the 2022 ballot and had submitted hundreds of thousands of petition signatures. But in a 5-2 ruling, the Supreme Court said the proposed ballot summary - wording that people see when they cast ballots - would mislead voters into believing that the recreational use of marijuana in Florida will be free of any repercussions, criminal or otherwise.