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Proponents of a constitutional amendment that would broadly legalize medical marijuana in Florida received a $1 million boost this week from a political committee focused on similar initiatives in other states. The committee, New Approach, is tied to the family of the late philanthropist Peter...

Vague language and other flaws doomed the medical marijuana amendment put before voters in 2014, though that proposal only lost by a slim margin, garnering 58 percent of the ballots. Amendment 2 returns on the November ballot much improved. United We Care, the grassroots organization behind...

Vague language and other flaws doomed the medical marijuana amendment put before voters in 2014, though that proposal only lost by a slim margin, garnering 58 percent of the ballots. Amendment 2 returns on the November ballot much improved. United We Care, the grassroots organization behind...

There are several constitutional amendments on the November ballot. One of them, Amendment 2 - Use of Marijuana for Debilitating Medical Conditions - is a retread from the 2014 election. Two years ago, the slightly different version of the amendment received 58 percent of the vote, falling...

There are several constitutional amendments on the November ballot. One of them, Amendment 2 - Use of Marijuana for Debilitating Medical Conditions - is a retread from the 2014 election. Two years ago, the slightly different version of the amendment received 58 percent of the vote, falling...

Congress has offered the public an unusual civics lesson: A piece of legislation can pass both houses of Congress and never reach the president's desk — and veterans seeking easier access to medical marijuana aren't amused. The House and Senate in quick succession passed a spending package...

Despite opposition from drug warriors, doctors, sheriffs and Catholic bishops, Amendment 2 is gaining support, according to a poll released Wednesday by Saint Leo University. It shows 68.8 percent support for Amendment 2 in September, up from 67.8 percent in August and 65.1 percent in June...

Despite opposition from drug warriors, doctors, sheriffs and Catholic bishops, Amendment 2 is gaining support, according to a poll released Wednesday by Saint Leo University. It shows 68.8 percent support for Amendment 2 in September, up from 67.8 percent in August and 65.1 percent in June...

Florida voters overwhelmingly support passing an amendment to legalize medical marijuana, according to a new poll released Monday. The Florida Chamber of Commerce statewide poll showed nearly two-thirds of voters - 73 percent - said they were in favor of Amendment 2, which would legalize...

Florida voters overwhelmingly support passing an amendment to legalize medical marijuana, according to a new poll released Monday. The Florida Chamber of Commerce statewide poll showed nearly two-thirds of voters - 73 percent - said they were in favor of Amendment 2, which would legalize...

Tallahassee, Fla. - Las Vegas billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is opening up his checkbook again to defeat a medical marijuana proposal in Florida. Campaign finance records filed Friday show Adelson recently donated $1 million to the political committee that is trying to defeat...

Tallahassee, Fla. - Las Vegas billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is opening up his checkbook again to defeat a medical marijuana proposal in Florida. Campaign finance records filed Friday show Adelson recently donated $1 million to the political committee that is trying to defeat...

Freedom in America is oftentimes at a crossroads. The Second Amendment guarantees the individual right to keep and bear arms. Furthermore, today, many states decriminalize marijuana for medical purposes. However these two freedoms have collided recently. James England wrote a report at...

Lakeland - The leader of the campaign for a state constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana arrived Monday in Lakeland with reasons for optimism. Ben Pollara, campaign director of United for Care, said 77 percent of likely Florida voters favor Amendment 2, according to recent...

Lakeland - The leader of the campaign for a state constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana arrived Monday in Lakeland with reasons for optimism. Ben Pollara, campaign director of United for Care, said 77 percent of likely Florida voters favor Amendment 2, according to recent...

Orange Park - Town Council is preparing for the possibility that operators of medical marijuana treatment centers or dispensaries might want to set up shop in Orange Park if Florida voters approve state Amendment 2 in the Nov. 8 general election. If approved, the amendment would expand the...

Orange Park - Town Council is preparing for the possibility that operators of medical marijuana treatment centers or dispensaries might want to set up shop in Orange Park if Florida voters approve state Amendment 2 in the Nov. 8 general election. If approved, the amendment would expand the...

Orlando, Fla. - Voters will have a chance this November to approve or reject a proposed amendment on medical marijuana. The measure failed two years ago, but the ballot language has changed. Just as he did two years ago, attorney John Morgan, chairman of United for Care, will draw plenty...

Orlando, Fla. - Voters will have a chance this November to approve or reject a proposed amendment on medical marijuana. The measure failed two years ago, but the ballot language has changed. Just as he did two years ago, attorney John Morgan, chairman of United for Care, will draw plenty...

Federal officials are not permitted to engage in the criminal prosecution of those who are engaged in activity related to medical marijuana absent evidence that the defendants are in clear violation of state law, according to a unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel on the Ninth Circuit Court...