Cathy and Robert Jordan Seeking to Get Legalized Marijuana on the 2016 Ballot

Besides the big question of who will be president, marijuana legalization may be the most hotly debated issue in Florida going into the 2016 election cycle. United for Care is working to get a medical marijuana measure onto the November ballot, while two other groups are looking to get recreational weed legalized. Each of these proposals would amend the state constitution. To make it onto the ballot, each measure needs 683,149 verified signatures by February 1. Last week, United for Care was the furthest along, at 38 percent of this goal.

Regulate Florida is pushing its “Florida Cannabis Act,” which would legalize weed for people over 21 and lays out details that would regulate pot like alcohol. Another big name in the legalization movement has also joined the fray. Cathy Jordan, president of the Florida Cannabis Action Network, and her husband, Robert, are likewise pushing a...

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