TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Backers of the 2024 recreational-marijuana constitutional amendment have joined a court challenge to a new law that makes it harder for groups to place initiatives on the ballot.

A federal judge late Tuesday night blocked parts of Florida’s sweeping new crackdown on ballot initiatives but refused to stop provisions that could hamstring efforts to ask voters next year to expand ...

A spokesman for Medicaid expansion says Walker's ruling affirms that its campaign can keep gathering petition signatures ...

Whether or not one personally supports cannabis legalization, these undemocratic tactics ought to be a cause of deep concern.

Florida group aiming to legalize marijuana joins fight against ballot initiative restrictions By Christine Sexton, Florida Phoenix on Tue, May 13, 2025 at 11:54 am ...

Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana have submitted more than 600,000 petition signatures of the nearly 900,000 they will need as they try ...

A federal judge has blocked a key part of a new law that imposed additional restrictions on the state’s ballot-initiative process, saying a ban on non-Florida residents and non-U.S. citizens ...

James Uthmeier's path forward may hinge on whether he can turn accolades from Trump into an endorsement for 2026.

Federal judge weighs blocking Florida ballot initiative law that shortens from 30 to 10 days the length of time to submit signed petitions.

By Jim Saunders ©2025 The News Service of Florida. TALLAHASSEE — A day after the Florida House started moving forward with its version of the plan, the Senate on Friday released a wide-ranging bill ...