Fla. Voters May Decide On Medical Marijuana Law
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – For the second year in a row, legislation has been filed to legalize medical marijuana in Florida. However, this is the first time that a bill allowing marijuana for medicinal purposes has been filed in both the House and the Senate.
While the House bill has a handful of co-sponsors, the sole sponsor in the Senate is Sen. Larcenia Bullard (D-Miami).
House Joint Resolution 353 and Senate Joint Resolution 1028 propose that the question of allowing marijuana for medical use should appear on the 2012 ballot as a statewide referendum.
If approved by at least 60 percent of the voters, the state constitution would be amended. However, neither bill has been scheduled for a hearing at this point.
A total of 16 states and the District of Columbia have enacted some sort of legalized medical-marijuana statutes, according to the National Drug Policy Alliance. But cannabis remains classified as an illegal narcotic under federal law.
