Florida halts amanita muscaria sales at nation’s only brick-and-mortar retailer

Earlier this week, Leafly reported on a rash of recent police raids on illegal mushroom retailers across the US and Canada. In the story, we highlighted Chillum, a hemp-derived product retailer in Tampa, Florida, as an exception to the rule. The shop has legally sold amanita muscaria—also known as fly agaric—products to adults since September. MORE

BERNIE SANDERS WOULD LEGALIZE MARIJUANA BY EXECUTIVE ORDER

Legalizing marijuana has long been part of Bernie Sanders' policy platform: The Democratic presidential candidate has called for an end to the "destructive 'war on drugs" as part of his racial justice and criminal justice reform policies. HERE

Legal Florida Marijuana

Two Florida lawmakers have filed bills that would legalize recreational marijuana.

Allow those over 21 to purchase or possess of 2.5 ounces, and smoke 
it in private.

"People are going to be doing it anyway. They have for decades, centuries, and they will continue to," said Merri Newman ,who works at Chillum CBD Dispensary in Ybor City. HERE

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, said that full legalization is a recipe for disaster.

Topher Morrison Supports Full Legalization of Cannabis

Topher Morrison has long been on record stating his full support for the legalization of medical marijuana AND responsible, adult-use cannabis.

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Let’s go back to June 9, 2018 

Candy Lowe’s Tea & Conversation: 

The Candidate Roll Call

(the only two mayoral candidates to show up at this event were Topher Morrison and Harry Cohen, by the way.)

Facebook live video at time mark 6:15, Topher publicly states his support for the full legalization of cannabis.  HERE

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 Speaks with Ian Beckles at-length about his position on medical marijuana and adult-use cannabis on “The Cannabis Podcast”
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Andrew Gillum's Weed Tax

Gillum supports a $1 billion investment in public schools that would boost early childhood education, restore constructions funds and raise teacher salaries to the national average. To fund the program, Gillum would legalize marijuana and earmark taxes raised from its sale for the public-school budget. here

Florida GOP Ignores The Will Of The Voters

After months of testimony, bill drafting, amendments and insistence by lawmakers that they would honor "the will of the voters” who backed a constitutional amendment calling for a major expansion of access to medical marijuana, the Florida Legislature won't be passing any sort of legislation to implement that constitutional amendment. here

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“I’d say slim to none, and I just saw slim leave town.” Republican Bill Galvano

The Yahoos On The Hillsborough County Commission

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Marijuana laws are changing all over the country, yet, here in Hillsborough County our elected leaders are banning 

dispensaries. County commissioners heard from 

a handful of residents

demanding commissioners ban new dispensaries from opening. here. 

So they did here. Is this a case of 
"Follow the money" 

or is "The Citrus Taliban" in complete control of

 our county commissioners? 

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Shuts Down Another Small Business

Angel Azcuy Merceron of Tampa had converted his garage and a guest bedroom into a marijuana growing operation. here

Tampa Keep It Below 20 Grams

The City Council on Thursday eased the penalties for carrying misdemeanor amounts of marijuana, creating the option of imposing a civil fine instead of arresting offenders. The ordinance would effectively decriminalize in Tampa the consequences of possessing up to 20 grams — or about three-quarters of an ounce — of marijuana.. here

Tampa Bay Follow Miami/Dade

Starting this month, people caught with small amounts of marijuana in Miami-Dade County could walk away with a civil citation and no
 criminal charge. 

here

John Morgan Is Serious

Ben Pollara is serious!

Bianca A Garza is serious!

Carlos Hermida is serious!

Kush Liberty  is serious!

Central Florida NORML is serious!
Robert Mronetime Valdez Jr is serious!
We are serious!

“We have a list of 200,000 supporters who are still committed to this and 12,000 volunteers and 6,000 donors to the campaign, just because we got 58 percent and not 60 percent in the election we’re not going to pack up and go home. There are people banging on our door to fire it (the campaign) back up.” Ben Pollara

here

6 Days Left Florida

VOTE FLORIDA

Florida, Listen To The Old Gray Motherfucker

 if you motherfuckers don’t get out and vote,  fuck it all … we can’t win.

John Morgan

If you don’t get out of your goddamn beds and vote,We will lose

United For Care, Kush Liberty, Stogie's Smoke Shop,
Spark The Vote, Take The Pledge

Victory Party 11.4.2014 - 7pm Ybor City, Florida
Get out and VOTE, tell your friends!

Floridians United for Medical Marijuana

We Need You here

Tired Of Tea? Try Cannabis

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Become a Freedom Fighter
Join The Party
VOTE 11.4.14

November 4, 2014  7pm

Florida Vote Yes On 2

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Drug Free Florida Hires Tobacco Lobbyist And longtime Republican Operative Sarah Bascom

What Drug Free Florida is truly all about

United for Care, the main organization advocating for the approval of Florida Amendment 2 allowing for the medical use of marijuana in the state, expressed it’s dismay at Drug Free Florida’s hiring

Bascom. She joins a team riddled with credibility issues. Drug Free Florida is headed by controversial Reagan-era drug policy aide Carlton Turner, who has been quoted as stating that marijuana “leads to homosexuality…and therefore to AIDS.” It is
solely financed by
Saint Petersburg developer Mel Sembler.
It reported zero contributions from no donors in 
the month of April.....more>

Check out Stogie's Smoke Shop,

Kush Liberty 

Needs Freedom Fighters  here

United for Care Celebrates Its Day Of Compassion

On Saturday, United for Care celebrated its Day of Compassion, an outreach program where volunteers statewide spread the word about the push to legalize medical marijuana in Florida. With more than 10,000 volunteers and  an on-the-ground presence in

18 communities and offices in Miami, Tampa and Orlando,

it is the largest organization in Florida advocating for
Amendment 2.......more>

 

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Medical Marijuana Companies Flood Florida

Entrepreneurs are popping up in an effort to get in on the bottom floor. Eighteen medical marijuana companies have

registered with the state this year.

here

Please vote yes on Amendment 2

11.4.14

Meet Florida Stock Broker Irvin Rosenfeld

He openly smokes 10 or so joints daily

and has done so for three decades using marijuana provided by the
U.S. Government.

the same government that considers any use of marijuana illegal and has jailed pot smokers ruthlessly for decades.

He does this for a rare bone disease and unusual thyroid condition.

He is a successful stock broker/financial consultant of 36 years,

 married with kids and living in  Ft. Lauderdale.

 

Vote 11.4.14 

Cathy Jordan Medical Cannabis Act