A Florida campaign hasn’t thrown in the towel just yet on its proposal to put marijuana legalization on the November ballot, with an appeal concerning the invalidation of about 71,000 signatures now before the state Supreme Court.
While the court recently agreed to close a separate case involving a legal review into the ballot measure from Smart & Safe Florida, it’s now been handed another case challenging the earlier mass signature invalidation.
The state’s First District Court of Appeal submitted a notice to invoke discretionary jurisdiction and notice of appeal to the Florida Supreme Court on Monday, opening back up the possibility that voters could decide on legalization at the polls later this year. That’s contingent on justices accepting the case and the campaign prevailing, of course.
Smart & Safe Florida “contends that approximately 70,000 petitions designated as invalid should be counted towards the number of signed petitions required for ballot placement,” the notice states. “Smart & Safe Florida invokes the discretionary jurisdiction of the Florida Supreme Court to review the decision of this court rendered January 23, 2026. The decision expressly affects a class of constitutional or state officers.”
Back in December, advocates filed a lawsuit in the Leon
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