Medical marijuana TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP/WTSP) - A Florida measure that would allow the use of medical marijuana has cleared its final hurdle and will be on the November ballot.
The state Supreme Court on Monday approved the language for the proposed constitutional amendment.
The justices approved the ballot summary 4-3 just three days after a petition drive reached the required number of signatures to place the measure on the ballot. Elections supervisors have certified 710,508 signatures, more than the 683,149 needed to get on the ballot.
The proposed amendment would allow doctors to prescribe marijuana for debilitating conditions.
Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi challenged the ballot summary, arguing that the language will mislead voters into allowing more widespread use of medical marijuana than they would be led to believe in the 74-word summary.
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