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Drug Free America Foundation

Drug Free America Foundation Calls on State Leaders to Hold Special Session on Marijuana

Drug Free America Foundation Calls on State Leaders to Hold Special Session on Marijuana

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 22, 2017 /Weed Wire/ – Today, Drug Free America Foundation called on Governor Rick Scott, Senate President Joe Negron, and Speaker Richard Corcoran to hold a special session to address the implementation of Amendment 2 in the Florida State Legislature.

Publix Heiress Donates $800K to Fight Medical Marijuana in Florida

Publix Heiress Donates $800K to Fight Medical Marijuana in Florida

According to state campaign finance records, the trust of Carol Jenkins Barnett, daughter of Publix founder George Jenkins, has donated $800,000 to the Drug Free Florida Committee, the group responsible for defeating the 2014 effort to legalize medical marijuana.

St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg, Florida, Considers Decriminalization Ordinance

Following its neighboring city of Tampa, Fla., the city of St. Petersburg, Fla., is considering an ordinance that would decriminalize marijuana, according to an April 28, 2016, report by Fox 13. On April 1, 2016, the penalty for possession of 20 grams or less of marijuana in Tampa shifted from arrests to citations.


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