The Florida Supreme Court is taking first steps to consider a legal challenge from the state attorney general, who is seeking to invalidate a marijuana legalization initiative that an industry-funded campaign is seeking to place on the 2024 ballot.
In a notice posted last week, the court acknowledged that Attorney General Ashley Moody (R) had submitted an opinion contesting the reform measure based on a single subject challenge, as she’s done with earlier legalization bids.
Before the Supreme Court makes a decision in the case, it said that initial briefings on the matter are due by June 12. Subsequent reply briefs will then be required to be submitted by July 5 and 12.
New material posted in Re: Adult Personal Use of Marijuana (briefing schedule order). See the docket here: https://t.co/ASHoq9EFh7 pic.twitter.com/dkmZB9UNCN
— FloridaSupremeCourt (@flcourts) May 23, 2023
The attorney general’s initial filing on the initiative was submitted about a week after the Smart & Safe Florida campaign said that they’ve collected enough raw signatures to qualify for for 2024 ballot placement.
Moody claimed that the initiative violates the state Constitution’s single subject rule, which requires ballot proposals to be narrowly focused on an individual issue. She made the
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