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A Florida marijuana ballot initiative has advanced after surpassing the required 220,000 verified signatures.

The initiative now faces a legally mandated financial and judicial review by the state's attorney general and supreme court.

The group must gather over 880,000 total signatures by February 1 while also navigating separate legal challenges.

Five months after a marijuana ballot initiative passed a key step to getting onto the 2026 ballot, Florida officials advanced the initiative on the next rung of the state's constitutional amendment process .

On Nov. 17, state officials notified Smart and Safe Florida, a group advocating for adult-use marijuana, that it surpassed the state-required threshold of 220,000 verified signatures. That triggers a legally manda

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