In defiance of the state elections officials who declared the campaign kaput on Sunday, the marijuana multistate operator-funded effort to legalize adult-use cannabis in Florida said Monday it can still qualify for the November ballot.
According to Secretary of State Cord Byrd, the Smart and Safe Florida campaign failed to collect the required 880,000 valid signatures from registered voters by a Feb. 1 deadline.
But Byrd’s declaration on Sunday “is premature,” a campaign spokesperson said.
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Florida is the country’s largest medical-only cannabis market. But with patient growth in the state slowing, legalization represents a sizable opportunity for the legal industry.
But with Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Republican Party dead-set against adult-use marijuana legalization, passing a constitutional amendment via voter
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