Winner and Loser of the Week in Florida politics â Week of 4.18.21 Nikki Fried’s long slog toward the Governor’s Mansion hit some potholes last week. First, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the recreational marijuana initiative Fried strongly supported can’t go on the ballot, but it’s probably moot now. By a 5-2 vote, the justices ruled that the amendment’s wording was too vague. Backers of the proposal already secured more than 62% of the nearly 900,000 petition signatures needed to put the proposal on the 2022 ballot. We’ll have more on that issue several paragraphs down. In the meantime, though, it appears U.S. Rep.