Marijuana backer comes clean on 'two for one'

Orlando trial lawyer John Morgan, a devout Catholic who's spent more than $7.5 million of his and his law firm's money trying to pass a constitutional amendment to broadly legalize medical marijuana, made a confession of sorts this week at the nation's largest pot trade show.

Morgan's proposal, which narrowly failed in 2014 to capture the 60 percent approval required for constitutional amendments to pass in Florida, will be back before voters in November.

Two years ago, Morgan repeatedly brushed off questions about a possible connection between the pot proposal and one of his employees --- former Florida Republican Gov. Charlie Crist, who was to try to return to the governor's mansion as a Democrat. At the time, Morgan refused to say whether the presence of the pot amendment would boost Crist's chances for an election win.

But during a speech Tuesday at the Marijuana Business Daily semi-annual trade show...

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