recreational marijuana

The ballot initiative could allow those over 21 to purchase and consume marijuana and make it legal for medical marijuana clinics to sell for recreational use in Florida.

The decision comes several months after the state's Attorney General Ashley Moody asked the Florida Supreme Court to strike down the measure.

Facing a Monday deadline, the court appears poised to issue rulings about whether proposed constitutional amendments will go on the November ballot.

The legislation would be contingent on the success of a proposed constitutional amendment seeking to authorize recreational marijuana.

A Florida ballot initiative to legalize pot for general use is on the ballot in November, but a bill places caps on how strong the products can be.

The University of North Florida poll sampled voters across the state from Nov. 6- 26. Of the 716 registered voters who participated, 277 were completed via telephone and 439 online.

Some justices appeared skeptical of arguments that the court should reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana by people 21 or older.

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office says a proposed constitutional amendment “misleads” voters in a way to benefit the state’s largest medical marijuana operator.

The state issued licenses to Suwannee County's Terry Donnell Gwinn and Bascom-based Shedrick McGriff. They come nearly a decade after lawmakers laid out a blueprint for the industry and years of legal delays.

Lawyers for Smart & Safe Florida assailed arguments by Attorney General Ashley Moody aimed at keeping a constitutional amendment off the ballot.