Now that the Florida Supreme Court has approved to have a constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana on the ballot this November, the group responsible for getting it there, United for Care, is all about getting the word out.
This week alone, the group has a daylong campaign scheduled to call registered voters and get the word out about Amendment 2.
Also on the docket will be United for Care’s campaign manager, Ben Pollara, going head-to-head in a debate with former Ronald Reagan drug czar Carlton E. Turner.
Turner is famous for coming up with the “Just Say No” campaign that bombarded radio, TV, and comic books back in the 1980s, warning kids of the dangers of drugs. He’s also known for claiming that marijuana is not only a gateway drug to other illegal substances but apparently also the gateway drug to AIDS.
“Marijuana leads to homosexuality, the breakdown of the immune system, and ultimately, AIDS,” Turner famously said in 1986.
Read more over at the Broward-Palm Beach New Times.