Florida: Medical Marijuana Over 630000 Valid Petitions Shy of Getting on Ballot

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Back in July, medical marijuana advocates United for Care shipped over 100,000 petitions to Florida Supervisors of Elections offices for Supreme Court review. Once the Supervisor of Elections verifies that petitions are valid, the Supreme Court can then schedule a review so that the initiative can start to make its way to the ballot.

And the push is on.

As of Thursday, United for Care says that over 43,259 have been validated, according to their website counter. The group needs an additional 639,890 validated to get on the ballot, and roughly 28,154 to trigger the Supreme Court Review. 

"The court is looking to see that the language on the ballot is clear," Vanessa Moffatt, director of operations at Florida for Care, said to New Times. "They want to make sure the issue is clear enough for the voter and that there's nothing on the ballot that violates other state laws."

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