Florida recreational marijuana petition collecting signatures for vote on 2024 ballot

ORLANDO, Fla. — Nearly 50,000 people have signed a new petition to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida.

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The petition’s sponsors are trying to get a proposed constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot.

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The Florida Division of Elections needs more than 891,000 signatures and state Supreme Court approval to make it happen.

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The use of medical marijuana was passed by Florida voters in 2016.

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