Florida takes early steps to advance recreational marijuana question to next year’s ballot

Florida takes early steps to advance recreational marijuana question to next year's ballot

Legal filings show Florida elections officials have taken early steps under pressure from activists to advance a proposed initiative to legalize recreational marijuana to next year’s ballot.

After lawsuit, Florida moves 2026 marijuana amendment forward

The move effectively ends the lawsuit.

Recreational marijuana amendment headed toward review by Florida Supreme Court

State elections officials on Monday sent a proposed recreational-marijuana constitutional amendment to Attorney General James Uthmeier’s office, effectively putting an end to a lawsuit that backers of the measure filed to try to trigger a Florida Supreme Court review of the proposal.

Pot proposal headed toward Florida Supreme Court review

Elections officials sent a proposed recreational-marijuana constitutional amendment to Attorney General James Uthmeier’s office, effectively ending a lawsuit that supporters filed to try to trigger a Florida Supreme Court review of the proposal.

State confirms recreational marijuana ballot initiative ready for Supreme Court review

Florida officials advanced a marijuana ballot initiative into the next step in the state's constitutional amendment process.

Florida Officials Advance Marijuana Legalization Initiative To Ballot Review After Being Sued Over Delay

“Respondents have now sent the demanded…letter to Smart & Safe and submitted the initiative petition to the Attorney General.” By Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix Weeks after a pro-marijuana group sued the DeSantis administration in the Florida Supreme Court for allegedly slow-walking the process to put an amendment on the ballot, Florida election officials announced that they have taken that step. Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) asked the court …