ADVISORY OPINION TO ATTY. GEN.

No. SC19-2116.

315 So.3d 1176 (2021)

ADVISORY OPINION TO the ATTORNEY GENERAL RE ADULT USE OF MARIJUANA.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 22, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Amit Agarwal , Solicitor General, James Percival , Chief Deputy Solicitor General, and Jeffrey Paul DeSousa , Deputy Solicitor General, Tallahassee, Florida, for Petitioner.

Ashley Hoffman Lukis and George T. Levesque of GrayRobinson, P.A., Tallahassee, Florida, for Interested Party, Make It Legal, Florida.

Daniel W. Bell , General Counsel, and J. Michael Maida , Deputy General Counsel, Florida House of Representatives, Tallahassee, Florida, for Interested Party, Florida House of Representatives.

Jeremy D. Bailie of Weber, Crabb & Wein, P.A., St. Petersburg, Florida, for Interested Parties, Drug Free America Foundation, Florida Coalition Alliance, National Families in Action, and Smart Approaches to Marijuana.

Jeremiah Hawkes , General Counsel, and Ashley Urban , Deputy General Counsel, The Florida Senate, Tallahassee, Florida, for Interested Party, The Florida Senate, and Bill Galvano, in his official capacity as President of the Florida Senate.

Jason Gonzalez , Daniel Nordby , Benjamin Gibson , Amber Stoner Nunnally , and Rachel Procaccini , Tallahassee, Florida, and Julissa Rodriguez of Shutts & Bowen LLP, Miami, Florida, for Interested Parties, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Floridians Against Recreational Marijuana, Save Our Society From Drugs and National Drug-Free Workplace Alliance.


The Attorney General of Florida has requested this Court's opinion concerning the validity of an initiative petition circulated pursuant to article XI, section 3 of the Florida Constitution. We have jurisdiction. See art. IV, § 10, art. V, § 3(b)(10), Fla. Const. As explained below, we strike the proposed amendment on the ground...

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