The Ybor City Stogie

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

United for Care Sends Cease and Desist Letter Regarding No on 2 Campaign’s False TV Advertisement

United for Care, the largest organization advocating for Amendment 2 on Florida’s November ballot, sent a cease and desist letter to all of the television stations broadcasting the latest ad produced by the No on 2 campaign entitled “It’s Nuts.” In the :30 second spot, multiple speakers take turns laying out untruthful and illegitimate claims designed to discourage Floridians from voting for the amendment, which would only allow for the medical use of marijuana by patients with debilitating diseases and medical conditions.

For the entire Politifact article, please click below:

http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2014/may/22/dont-let-florida-go-pot/medical-marijuana-amendment-allows-teenager-get-re

Ybor Paparazzi

JoAnn, hard worker at the new 7-11 on 7th Ave.

Medical Marijuana Researcher Dr. Suzanne Sisley In Ft. Lauderdale

Also featuring local physician and
veterans’ advocate

Dr. Anne Morgan and a patient testimonial

Tuesday, October 28th at 3pm

Greater Ft. Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce Building

512 NE 3rd Avenue

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

Press conference will be held in the Chamber’s Board Room

This event is open to the public.

"Moved In" - Florida

Monday, October 27, 2014

Florida Cops Rake in Cash Busting Marijuana  

The most visible opponents of medical marijuana beyond the Drug Free Florida ads are the Florida Sheriffs Association, a law enforcement group run by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, who uses Reefer Madness-esque rhetoric to claim marijuana will ruin society. "I see the guy that's up all night with a baby that's screaming, so he smokes him a blunt and a half and he thinks that'll help and ends up bouncing the baby off the walls," Judd said at an anti-pot press conference earlier this summer.

Though recent evidence suggests that marijuana liberalization actually reduces violent crime, law enforcement has its own motives. In an investigation published last month in The Nation magazine, I noted that marijuana busts have become a huge revenue source for police, which influences their political opposition to drug reform. In Minnesota and other states, police lobbyists have privately told legislators that relaxing marijuana laws could cost them financially. here

A blunt and a half, bouncing babies off walls, Mr. Judd? You are a funny guy.

President Bill Clinton In Tampa

Cyrus Green Park

MLK and 22nd in Tampa

Al Higginbotham is lying, and his lies are blatant

Ask Joe Keel

of Keel and Curley Winery in Plant City.

here

is he a little worried about his current re-election chances against challenger Pat Kemp?

http://www.alhigginbotham.info

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Dave, he is from New York, he has been homeless 1 month.

NO To Medical Marijuana In Florida, But YES To Casinos In Florida

Die-in at Tallahassee Police Department

Dozens of African American students joined with community members to protest and then conduct a die-in at the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) on Oct. 22. Protesters held signs reading “Black lives matter,” and “Justice,” while chanting

against police brutality. here

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Rhode Islander At Guavaween

Ybor Paparazzi

Ryan, Bianca (People United for Medical Marijuana)

Manny (Mace Multi-Media) and local musician Christian.

Tampa working mother Shatara Brown

At a campaign stop in Tampa, Rick Scott continues to ignore the questions from the press, debate moderators and now Tampa working mother

Shatara Brown.

South Florida Hopes to Secede From the Union

Awesome Tampa goes with the south.
Check out what Florida might look like in 60 years here

Yes On 2 @ Guavaween

Jeff Brandes, People Are Dying

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Florida medical marijuana debate: John Morgan vs. Bob Gualtieri

Strobe Lights and Cheech and Chong

Florida mom Susan Schrivjer

Toys R Us has announced it will pull the Walter White and Jesse Pinkman action figures it's stores have been selling after Florida mom Susan Schrivjer started an online petition to have the Breaking Bad figures removed. here

No On 2: Right Wing Propaganda

AD CLAIM

“It’s not about compassion; it just legalizes pot smoking.”
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VERDICT: FALSE

Amendment 2 explicitly states: “Nothing in this section authorizes the use of medical marijuana by anyone other than a qualifying patient.” Moreover it states: "Nothing in this section shall affect laws relating to non-medical use, possession, production or sale of marijuana.”
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AD CLAIM
“…Not just for serious diseases…”

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VERDICT: FALSE

In a ruling handed down on January 27th, 2014, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed that the scope of Amendment 2 was unequivocal: only patients with debilitating diseases and conditions would be allowed to have access to medical marijuana under Amendment 2, including those suffering from cancer, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis and Lou Gehrig’s disease among others.
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AD CLAIM
“How do they know it’s safe? They don’t.”

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VERDICT: FALSE

In 1988 Drug Enforcement Agency Administrative Law Judge Francis Young said, “marijuana in its natural form is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. By any measure of rational analysis marijuana can be safely used within the supervised routine of medical care.” There isn’t a single instance of an overdose death caused by marijuana. Marijuana is safer than many medicines commonly found in our cabinets like Advil and Tylenol, which cause 12,000 deaths per year in the United States.
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AD CLAIM
“Kids can legally get it without their parents’ permission.” “No parental control.”

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VERDICT: FALSE

As Politifact stated in its May 20, 2014 fact check on this topic, Florida minors would not be able to get a recommendation for medical marijuana from a physician because, “currently, a parent or guardian must provide consent for medical treatment for a minor, except in emergencies or other unusual circumstances, such as when the Department of Children and Family Services must get involved.”
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For the entire Politifact article, please click here

City of Opportunity - City of St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman

Make Calls from Home to Help Save the Senate!

here

"Together" - Gwen Graham for Congress

The Stogie Recommends

Statewide

Governor: Charlie Crist

ATTORNEY GENERAL: George Sheldon

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER: William Rankin

AG COMMISSIONER: Thad Hamilton

District 2: Gwen Graham
District 3: Marihelen Wheeler
District 9: Alan Grayson
District 15: Alan Cohn
District 16: Henry Lawrence
District 17: Will Bronson
District 26: Joe Garcia
District 63: Mark Danish
Local

Hillsborough County Commissioner

District 2: Elizabeth Belcher

District 7: Patricia Anne Kemp

School Board Member

District 2: Sally Harris

District 6: April Griffin

Amendments

Yes on 1

Yes on 2

No on 3

Friday, October 24, 2014

ohn Morgan To Join United for Care Team at “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” Event in Orlando

United for Care Chairman John Morgan will be walking with approximately 85 United for Care volunteers and staff at the “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” event in Orlando on Saturday, October 25th. The United for Care contingent, calling themselves the “For the Patients” team, will participate in order to commemorate those who have lost their lives to breast cancer, to support those who are currently fighting the disease, and to work towards a future without this ailment.

What:

United for Care walks for the “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” event

Who:

United for Care Chairman John Morgan and the “For the Patients” Team

Where:

Lake Eola Park – 24 Rosalind Avenue, Orlando. Survivor Tent (Lot 21) sponsored by Morgan & Morgan Law Firm

When:
Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 9am

Looking for Rick Scott today?

You won't find him where a judge ordered him to be: In Tallahassee, giving a deposition on the secret email accounts he illegally used to conduct state business. Instead, Scott is holding a massive fundraiser in Miami. I was going to suggest you send him an email to his private address -- gov.rls@gmail.com

to try and reach him. But alas,

you'll just get an error message.

VOTE FLORIDA

10 Days Left Florida

VOTE FLORIDA

KUSH LIBERTY

Victory Party

11.4.14 - 7:00 PM info

@ Tequilas in Ybor

DINO Bob Buckhorn No Fan Of Amendment 2

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn believes the legalization of medical marijuana is a “slippery slope,” and is no fan of Amendment 2 here

“There are alternatives for people who are in that type of pain, It’s hard for me to explain
why I would legitimize what is a drug.”

Mayor Bob, I think the alternatives are called drugs. You need to take your head out of your right wing ass and listen to the experts.

"Modern Science has proven the medical uses of marijuana, yet so many politicians ignore the studies and instead listen to those with money and power. And of course those with money and power have a lot to lose if medical marijuana passes."
Amos Miers

Are you on the payroll? WasBishop Chuck Leigh right?

Folks it's never too early to start thinking of 2015!

Gwen Graham With Bill Clinton At Florida A&M

The event will be held at Florida A&M Quad and lands in the only Sunday of early voting -- the "souls to the polls" day that could drive a critical African American vote. Admission is free and doors will

open at noon. here

http://stevesoutherland.info

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Szechuan Shrimp

With Rice

At China Palace in North Port

The Only Way The Gop Will Take Back The White House, Voting Mechanisms

"Republicans need to win gubernatorial races this year so that they’re the ones controlling “voting mechanisms” going into the next presidential election. Would you rather have Rick Scott in Florida overseeing the voting mechanism, or Charlie Crist?"

Chris Christie

Dr. Suzanne Sisley, MD

Dr. Suzanne Sisley, MD, who became known nationwide as the Principal Investigator for the only FDA-approved randomized controlled trial looking at the use of medical marijuana to alleviate treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), will be travelling across Florida to conduct press conferences in support of Amendment 2.

Orlando

Monday, October 27th at 3pm

University of Central Florida – Student Union

12715 Pegasus Drive, Room 316 AB

Orlando, FL 32816

Ft. Lauderdale

(Also featuring local physician and veterans’ advocate

Dr. Anne Morgan and a patient testimonial)

Tuesday, October 28th at 3pm

Ft. Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce

512 NE 3rd Avenue

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

Pat Kemp for Hillsborough County Commission

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Bill Clinton Coming To Tampa On Sunday

Cyrus Greene Park

22nd St. and MLK in Tampa
RSVP

Charlie Crist Backed Obama From The Start

NICE JOB Florida GOP, THANKS

Vote Tampa Bay

Early Vote Kick-off Rally In Tampa Today

Join Pat Kemp

and

Judithanne McLauchlan

at the

Early Vote Kick-off Rally at

Jan Platt Library, 3910 S. Manhattan Ave., Tampa

Thursday, October 23rd (Today) at 10:30 AM

All Early Voting locations in Hillsborough County are open from
7:00 AM until 7:00 PM beginning
TODAY October 23rd and running through Sunday, November 2nd.
Any voter registered in Hillsborough County can vote at any of the
Early Vote locations.

Party With Bill Nelson And Amanda Murphy In New Port Richey

Monday - October 27th

from 3:30 - 4:30 pm

at Boulevard Beef and Ale

6236 Grand Boulevard

New Port Richey

To RSVP please contact Brian Goff

Via email at Voteamandamurphy@gmail.com, or call (561) 843-1824

Florida Countdown Clocks

VOTE 2014

The road to political victory in Florida: Interstate 4

Early Voting Starts Today In Tampa

Where to vote in Tampa

Bloomingdale Regional Public Library
1906 Bloomingdale Ave
Valrico, FL 33596
Polls Open: 7am - 7pm
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C. Blythe Andrews Jr. Public Library

2607 E Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Tampa, FL 33610
Polls Open: 7am - 7pm
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Fred B. Karl County Center

26th Floor
601 E Kennedy Blvd
Tampa, FL 33602
Polls Open: 7am - 7pm
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Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library

3910 S Manhattan Ave
Tampa, FL 33611
Polls Open: 7am - 7pm
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North Tampa Branch Library

8916 North Blvd
Tampa, FL 33604
Polls Open: 7am - 7pm
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Riverview Branch Library

10509 Riverview Dr
Riverview, FL 33578
Polls Open: 7am - 7pm
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Robert L. Gilder Elections Service Center

2514 N Falkenburg Rd
Tampa, FL 33619
Polls Open: 7am - 7pm
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SouthShore Regional Library
15816 Beth Shields Way
Ruskin, FL 33573
Polls Open: 7am - 7pm
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Temple Terrace Public Library
202 Bullard Pkw
Temple Terrace, FL 33617
Polls Open: 7am - 7pm
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Town 'N Country Regional Public Library
7606 Paula Drive
Tampa, FL 33615
Polls Open: 7am - 7pm
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Upper Tampa Bay Regional Public Library
11211 Countryway Blvd
Tampa, FL 33626
Polls Open: 7am - 7pm
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West Tampa Branch Library
2312 W Union St

Tampa, FL 33607
Polls Open: 7am - 7pm
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Sample Ballot

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Florida Check This Out

Did you know,

Vegas-Macau gambling kingpin Sheldon Adelson who pays for the Propaganda thats coming
from the anti-Marijuana people also fronts for organized crime and launders money from China into American politics. here

Florida we can beat this guy.
Voting started in Pinellas yesterday

and it starts in Hillsborough tomorrow.
click here for locations. VOTE YES ON 2

Their Propaganda will fool the slow Floridians
But we will win if we all show up.

"the future of American democracy is at stake. “We are not living in a democracy when 60 percent of Americans are not voting, while billionaires like the Koch brothers are spending hundreds of millions to buy the United States Senate. That's called oligarchy, not democracy,”
Bernie Sanders

Florida Treasures Jimmy Buffett And Gwen Graham Live in Tallahassee

@ The Moon Oct. 29
1105 E. Lafayette St., Tallahassee.
Doors open at 5 p.m. and the show starts at 6:30.
Graham gets Buffett, Southerland gets Marco Rubio

here
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KUSH LIBERTY

Victory Party

11.4.14 - 7:00 PM info

@ Tequilas in Ybor
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12 Days Left Florida

Vote Early

http://www.earlyvoteflorida.org

GOP, Obama Is Not The Guy

Florida's Culture Of Corruption

“scott’s privatization of Medicaid services benefited the bottom line of private HMOs, who spent $2.54 million lobbying, while shortchanging the most needy,” according to a CMD report. “He also signed bills into law requiring every high school student to take online classes, aiding private firms Pearson, K12 Inc., Connections Academy, and Kaplan, which have spent $2.357 million on lobbying in the state.” here

Yes On 2: We're still winning

There's been a lot of poll talk these days. In public polls there's literally a 19% swing between the
highest and lowest.

Here's what I know: Our own internal data currently puts us above the 60% we need to win.

We knew, when a billionaire got into the race and dumped millions on the No on 2 side, that we would take a hit - and we did. But as it turns out - his money didn't go as far as they thought it would. We're still winning.

The only way we keep our lead is to not be outspent in these last weeks. Please contribute today.

I'm not going to be coy about this: This is going to be a close race and we need everyone supportive of Amendment 2 and medical marijuana to come out and vote. We need your help in spreading the word to your friends and families, and helping to explain that what the No on 2 people are saying are scare-tactics
and lies unsupported by the facts.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

We Want The Guavaween Parade Back

Again the ever changing Guavaween is back. This year it has a new name.

Guavaween Voodoo Carnival
What does Voodoo have to do with Ybor City? We are not New Orleans.

No more street party. This year you get to go to The Cuban Club. For $20 - $85

But still no parade

The Ybor City Chamber of Commerce is considering licensing its nationally-known Halloween event, Guavaween, to a third party for 2014. "We think it's time for the Chamber to spin-off this unique special event,"

said David Alvarez, Chair of the Ybor City Chamber. here

I wonder how the merchants on 7th Ave feel about The Chamber taking away their business on possibly the best night of the year. We urge to party on 7th and support the folks that are there all year long.

Florida, Rick Scott Thinks You're An Idiot

After Rick Scott's total collapse at Wednesday's debate, his campaign all but confirmed that he's writing himself a check to the tune of $22 million. Rick Scott is personally paying to stuff his Propaganda down Floridians' throats.

here