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The Strange Failure of Florida’s Medical Marijuana Initiative

November 7, 2014 / dgcrenshaw / No comments

CounterPunch

Republicans Get Cancer Too–But No Relief

The Strange Failure of Florida’s Medical Marijuana Initiative

by ALAN FARAGO

Florida, Republicans get cancer too, but even though on Tuesday 58 percent of voters approved a measure to allow medical marijuana — particularly useful in alleviating pain and suffering for cancer treatments — humane treatment will not be legally available in the Sunshine State.

3.3 million voters or 58% of Floridians approved the constitutional amendment. But Florida uniquely requires a 60 percent supermajority of the popular vote to change the law by referendum. How did this happen? . . . Read Complete Report

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Retrace the money trail. . . EDITOR

The Washington Post

Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson is behind 85 percent of Florida’s anti-pot campaign

By Niraj Chokshi October 28
Sands_Casino_Sign A Las Vegas photographer Life time1996 - Original publication The early 50s Public Domain
The single largest contributor on either side of the fight over Amendment 2, which grants patients with “debilitating diseases” access to medical marijuana, is billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, who, new campaign finance filings show, added $1 million to the $4 million he’s already spent in support of the campaign to defeat the measure. Adelson, the chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands and America’s 12th richest person, . . . Read Complete Report
Image: The Sands Casino Sign in Las Vegas, Nevada. (1950s). SOURCE: Wikipedia. (Public Domain) 
Why is Vegas money being used to keep sick people from getting needed natural medication in Florida?  We’ll take a hard look into this and keep you updated . . . EDITOR
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Colorado marijuana initiative gets NAACP endorsement

August 27, 2012 / dgcrenshaw / No comments

from Denver Post.com

By John Ingold
The Denver Post

Posted:   08/23/2012 12:01:00 AM MDT
Updated:   08/23/2012 09:09:07 AM MDT

A Colorado ballot initiative to legalize limited possession of marijuana for adults is set to pick up an endorsement from a civil rights organization Thursday.

At a morning press event, the head of the Colorado, Wyoming and Montana conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is expected to announce the conference’s support for the initiative, Amendment 64. The conference’s president, Rosemary Harris Lytle, said Wednesday the endorsement comes not out of an interest in marijuana use but instead from a concern over the lopsided numbers of African-Americans arrested for marijuana offenses. . . . Read Complete Report

from CBS Denver

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