Would the proposed Amendment 2 — Florida’s bid to legalize medical marijuana on this November’s ballot — really let convicted felons sell pot with no penalties? That’s what a new statewide ad urging voters to turn against the proposition claims, with an ominous voice intoning that “Even felons and drug dealers could be caregivers.”
Of course that’s not really true. Could is the operative word, because the amendment gives legislators six months to set rules on how medical pot would actually work. If it’s not already obvious that GOP-controlled Tallahassee isn’t likely to leave such glaring loopholes for caregivers, a group headed by a former Florida House speaker has released a proposed set of guidelines on how to regulate the drug. Riptide has the full story.