The medical marijuana petition drive has officially reached the number of signatures to make the 2014 ballot, pending Supreme Court approval.
Elections supervisors certified that the medical marijuana petition reached 710,508 signatures more than the 683,149 needed for it to reach the ballot.
The Supreme Court has not yet ruled on Pam Bondi’s challenge of the bill summary, which argues that the language in the 74-word summary will mislead voters into allowing a widespread use of marijuana in Florida.
KnightNews.com interviewed attorney John Morgan, one of the biggest supporters of the medical marijuana petition to get his views on why he believes medical marijuana in Florida would be beneficial:
