Florida’s attorney general has withdrawn a request to have the state Supreme Court review a marijuana legalization initiative after election officials determined that the campaign behind the proposal failed to collect enough signatures to qualify for placement on the November ballot.
But the campaign, Smart & Safe Florida, is sharply criticizing the move and is urging the court to reject the notice of dismissal on constitutional grounds.
Advocates have already disputed the secretary of state’s signature count, claiming the campaign submitted over 1.4 million petitions—hundreds of thousands more than the 880,062 valid signatures required to go before voters.
In a filing with the Supreme Court, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (R) said his office was withdrawing its earlier request for a legal review in the constitutionality of the proposed cannabis initiative because the state claims the campaign submitted an insufficient number of signed petitions. The last count, according to the secretary of state’s office, was 783,592 validated signatures.
The attorney general “respectfully submits that the Court should dismiss this case and cancel the oral argument scheduled for February 5, 2026,” the filing says.
What happens next remains to be seen, but the campaign isn’t immediately giving up the fight to
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