Morgan Decries Politicization of Medical Marijuana

Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.
Cherie Diez

  John Morgan, who is financing the campaign to legalize medical marijuana in Florida, says the issue is about doing what’s right, not a ploy to bring Democrats to the polls. As the News Service of Florida reports, the Orlando attorney says he is willing to spend millions on the effort because he saw first-hand how marijuana helped his father cope with nausea and pain as he was dying of esophageal cancer.

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