As efforts are ramping up to return a referendum before Florida voters in 2026 for the possibility of legalizing recreational cannabis, so too is the legal activity surrounding the issue.

It’s another battle royale brewing over marijuana, which is already legal for medicinal use in the Sunshine State. But the pro-recreational group Smart & Safe Florida . That’s the lobbying effort that helped to get the issue on the ballot in the 2024 election. The proposed constitutional amendment fell short of the necessary 60% approval from Florida voters to open up recreational use to all residents.

Smart & Safe Florida this month filed a lawsuit against state officials the lobby says is trying to throw out hundreds of thousands of petition signatures that are part of the criteria to get the ball

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