With Election Day three weeks away, the decision over whether medical marijuana will be legalized in Florida hangs in the balance. And today, in what is a first for Florida, a jury will be deciding if marijuana is medically necessary for someone. The trial of Jesse Teplicki, which started Monday…
When Adrian Wyllie is elected the next governor of Florida, he’s going to legalize all marijuana and have it regulated like alcohol. That’s just one of a plethora of libertarian ideas from the Libertarian candidate, who is looking to take down establishment candidates Rick Scott and Charlie Crist. Like any…
The election is exactly one month away, which means it’s time to crank things up to 11 to get people informed and involved. With that firmly the quest, United for Care has been hitting the road throughout Florida, holding rallies and garnering support for Amendment 2. And the rally will…
With a net worth of $37 billion, casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, has donated another $1.5 million to the No On 2 campaign (or, Drug Free Florida) — the biggest medical marijuana opposition in the state. He had helped kick off the campaign when he donated $2.5 million to get things…
With voters set to hit the ballots in less than two months, and the medical marijuana initiative polling strong, United for Care is taking it strong to the hoop by releasing it’s first thirty second ad for the final push. The new ad, titled “It Worked,” showcases United for Care’s…
With the vote on Amendment 2 a mere six weeks away, polls seem to be indicating that medical marijuana will be made legal in Florida. Some people fear that will lead to weed dispensaries popping up everywhere throughout Florida. But, Boca Raton wants to keep dispensaries out of town, at…
Major Neill Franklin, a retired Maryland State Police and Baltimore Police officer, one of the nation’s biggest pro-marijuana advocates, is set to speak to the Broward Republican Executive Committee on Monday night. Franklin, who is executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), will discuss Amendment 2 and why it…
As the two opposing sides were debating medical marijuana on Tuesday in Broward County, the NAACP of Florida announced that it is endorsing the passing of Amendment 2. “Florida State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People proudly announces its support of United for Care and…
There’s a legal challenge over how licenses might be doled out for growers cultivating a special strain of medical marijuana called Charlotte’s Web, which doesn’t make users high and which has already been approved via state law. Two Florida plant nurseries have sued to replace a proposed lottery system with…
It was a surprisingly sparse crowd that gathered in the Broward College South campus’ Performing Arts Center on Tuesday to watch United For Care’s Ben Pollara and Drug Free Florida’s Javier Correoso debate Amendment 2 and the legalization of medical marijuana. Yet, the passions that are being inflamed over this…
The debate for legalizing medical marijuana has been traveling throughout Florida the past few weeks, and now it’s making its stop in our neck of the woods. United For Care and Drug Free Florida will be going head-to-head before the public in Broward, in a town hall debate Tuesday morning…
Update: United For Care campaign manager Ben Pollara released a statement on Drug Free Florida’s planned TV ads: “It’s no surprise Drug Free Florida Committee is making such a large buy so far out from Election Day. When your basic position runs completely counter to public opinion, millions in misleading…
“Does this sound like a rally to help the sick?” So says a 30 second ad from anti-medical marijuana group No On 2 in reference to John Morgan’s profanity-laced rant from a week ago. Morgan, the Orland-based attorney and medical marijuana advocate who has poured millions of his own money…
United for Care, a pro-medical marijuana lobby backed by attorney John Morgan, faces its biggest opponent: Florida’s cops. In June, members of the newly formed Don’t Let Florida Go to Pot coalition assembled in Tallahassee to educate voters on the dangers of marijuana and discourage voters from passing Amendment 2,…
Anti-medical marijuana group Drug Free America Foundation has taken it up a notch on their “Amendment 2 has loopholes that will lead to legalized marijuana” talking point by putting up a billboard attacking John Morgan. Morgan, the Orland-based attorney and medical marijuana advocate who has poured millions of his own…
Another poll, another strong showing for medical marijuana. With Floridians hitting the polls in a mere two months, it’s looking more and more like the majority favors legalizing marijuana. At least according to every poll that’s come out since the initiative was put on the ballot. The recent polling comes…
Opposition to the legalization of medical marijuana has been circulating a cell-phone video showing United for Care benefactor John Morgan giving a profanity-laced speech to young voters about marijuana. The anti-medical marijuana group No On 2 cut down a six-minute video of Morgan at a post-debate party last week, showing…
Robert Platshorn is getting high today. That is, he’s going on an airplane. High Times called him up yesterday to say that he’s being gifted free tickets to this weekend’s Cannabis Cup in Seattle. The reason? After 28 years in prison and six years on probation for smuggling weed, the…
Never get high on your own supply. That classic piece of advice comes from Tony Montana in Scarface. But Pejman “Vincent” Mehdizadeh, a 36-year-old medical marijuana entrepreneur based out of Los Angeles, thinks the credo applies to dispensary workers just as much as cocaine kingpins. In fact, the way he…
The battle royal over medical marijuana is going down tonight. And by “battle royal,” we mean a debate between the heads of the two opposing sides. John Morgan, the Orland-based attorney and medical marijuana advocate who has poured millions of his own money into getting Amendment 2 passed, will be…
Cheryl Shuman likes to be called the Martha Stewart of marijuana. She runs the Beverly Hills Cannabis Club out of L.A., which sells one of the first designer brands of pot. Her product runs $750 an ounce and comes wrapped in 14-carat gold. New customers often get star treatment: Chefs…
Jeb Bush, former Florida governor and current GOP favorite for 2016, has come out and publicly stated his opposition to Amendment 2, which, if passed, would legalize medical marijuana in Florida. Even with a majority of Floridians polled favoring the measure and with current candidate for governor Charlie Crist coming…
