TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the recreational use of marijuana in Florida have passed a preliminary hurdle to get on the 2024 ballot.
The Smart & Safe Florida political committee, which has been bankrolled by the multistate cannabis operator Trulieve, had submitted 294,037 valid petition signatures as of Thursday, according to the state Division of Elections website. At least 222,898 signatures are required for the court to review the proposed wording of the measure, a key legal step in the process.
Trulieve, Florida’s largest medical-marijuana operator, has contributed $20 million to the effort, all but $124.58 of the money raised thus far. The committee had spent more than $19 million as of Dec. 31, with almost all of it related to petition gathering and verification.
