United For Care
| Founded | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Kim Russell |
| Focus | Legalization of medical marijuana in the Florida |
| Location |
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Area served | United States |
Key people | Ben Pollara, John Morgan |
| Website | unitedforcare |
United for Care is an organization established in Orlando and run by People United for Medical Marijuana to advocate for the legalization of medical marijuana in the state of Florida. The organization is currently chaired by Orlando attorney John Morgan, who has held the position since March 2013.
History[edit]
In 2013, United for Care crafted an amendment to legalize medical marijuana in Florida for debilitating medical conditions, with the hope of having it included on the 2014 ballot. In order to get on the ballot, United for Care needed to collect 683,149 signatures for a petition. By the middle of January 2014, United for Care had collected over 1.1 million signatures.[1]
During the next 10 months, a bitter fight was waged in Florida over whether or not medical marijuana should be legalized. United for Care, led by John Morgan, raised nearly $7 million, $4 million of which came from Morgan himself.[2] The opposition group, Drug-Free America Foundation, was led by Mel Sembler and raised nearly $7.5 million,[3] $4 million of which was donated by casino magnate Sheldon Adelson.[4]
The initiative failed to pass. In order for an amendment to be added to the Florida constitution through a referendum, 60% of voters must approve of the measure. On November 4, 2015 amendment 2 was defeated with 57.62% (2,478,993 million votes) of Floridians voting in favor of legalization, and 42.38% (2,478,993) voting against it.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Group says it has enough signatures to put medical marijuana on Florida ballot". Tampa Bay Times.
- ↑ "John Morgan to medical pot opponents: BRING. IT. ON". The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
- ↑ "Medical Marijuana Backers Blast Florida Developer Trying to Defeat Plan". Miami New Times.
- ↑ "Casino Magnate Sheldon Adelson Puts Up Money to Defeat Pot Measure". NBC 6 South Florida.
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