Smart & Safe Florida, a political committee trying to again put a recreational marijuana constitutional amendment on the ballot, filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Cord Byrd last week, accusing him of trying to invalidate about 200,000 petitions without any basis in law.

Florida voters had six amendments on the ballot in the 2024 election, including Amendment 3 for use of recreational marijuana. How Collier County voted.

Recreational marijuana use is illegal in Florida, but medical use is permitted with a card. State law prohibits using medical marijuana in public places, on public transportation, or in vehicles, among other places. A 2024 proposed constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana was defeated.

More than 160 Florida medical marijuana patients arrested for drug convictions either have lost or are in jeopardy of losing access under a new rule.

In a 6-1 decision, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled this summer to limit the scope of marijuana-related expungements.

Florida's medical marijuana patient growth slows to 3% after surge post-2019 legalization, amid rising sales, looming legalization efforts.