Ashley Moody

Uncertainty and frustration loom as the Florida Supreme Court failed to deliver a much-anticipated ruling on Thursday regarding the appearance of two proposed amendments, cannabis legalization and abortion rights, on the November ballot. The court did not release opinions on Thursday, which is...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) commented on the proposed measure to legalize recreational cannabis, expressing concerns about the quality-of-life infringement, focusing on consumption in public places. Speaking to reporters following the close of Florida’s 2024 legislative session, DeSantis...

Days before dropping out of the race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was asked about a recreational cannabis initiative making it onto the ballot in 2024. "I think the court is going to approve that, so it'll be on the ballot," the governor said in reply to...

Florida State Rep. Ralph Massullo (R) preemptively filed a bill on Friday that, if adopted, would impose limitations on the potency of marijuana ahead of the legalization initiative expected to appear on the ballot in November 2024.  The bill, HB 1269, proposes setting a...

Paid Canvassers Caught Illegally Collecting Signatures For Florida Marijuana Initiative Two paid canvassers have been arrested by Florida officials for allegedly falsifying signatures on petitions to include a marijuana legalization measure on the state’s 2024 ballot, reported Marijuana...

A recent poll by the University of North Florida (UNF) found that nearly seven out of ten registered Florida voters support a marijuana legalization initiative that is expected to appear on a 2024 ballot. The poll showed that there was majority support for the issue across each political, gender,...

Florida Retail Footprint Grows Amid Rec Legalization Talks Two fierce competitors in the Florida medical marijuana market have recently expanded their retail footprints. Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF) kicked off cannabis sales at 5037 Hwy 90 in Pace. The new store offers greater...

Cresco Labs Inc. (CSE: CL) (OTCQX: CRLBF) (FSE: 6CQ) is opening a second Sunnyside medical cannabis store in Jacksonville, Florida. Located at 2725 College St., the new shop joins its sister location in Jacksonville Beach in providing patients with greater access to best-in-class cannabis products...

Researchers from the University of South Florida (USF) and Florida Atlantic University (FAU) released the results of a comprehensive statewide survey that delves into Floridians’ attitudes on key health policy matters, including marijuna, for which there is broad support.  The...

The Florida Supreme Court is not doing what it is supposed to, according to The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLU). What Happened: In a brief filed on Monday, the ACLU stood in support of a citizens’ initiative to legalize recreational marijuana. It also claimed that...

New York's Recreational Weed Market Grows Slowly, But Steadily New York's marijuana retail footprint is growing slowly but steadily. Now that an investment group based in Chicago gave $150 million to the state's Cannabis Social Equity Investment Fund to accelerate the...

Activists in Florida have collected a sufficient number of valid signatures to put marijuana legalization on the 2024 ballot, state officials said on Thursday, reported Marijuana Moment. As of the end of May, the Florida Division of Elections verified 967,528 petition signatures...

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R) formally submitted an initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis to the state Supreme Court earlier this month. Some two weeks later, the court provided more details on the next steps, reported Marijuana Moment. Last week, the court addressed Moody's...

Florida’s ballot initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis reached the state Supreme Court. Attorney General Ashley Moody (R) formally submitted the initiative to the court announcing her opposition to the proposal and her plan to argue that the proposal fails to fulfill all...

Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried (D), slammed Governor Ron DeSantis over canceling the state Clemency Board meeting that was supposed to take place this month. Fried, who has been fighting for cannabis reform for years, was aiming to use the meeting to present...