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A federal judge ruled in favor of Smart and Safe Florida, an organization gathering signatures for an adult-use marijuana ballot initiative.

The ruling blocks enforcement of part of a state law restricting non-residents and non-citizens from gathering signatures.

The judge found the section of law violated First Amendment rights to political speech and petitioning the government.

A federal judge handed to a group gathering signatures for an that says it's been hindered by a .

U.S. District Judge Mark Walker ruled Aug. 22 that state prosecutors can't enforce a section of this law against Smart and Safe Florida that barred non-Florida residents and non-U.S. citizens from gathering signatures for a ballot initiative. An earlier court order also barred enforcement by F

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