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John Morgan, the well-known attorney and Democratic fundraiser who personally supported Florida’s 2016 legalization of medical marijuana to the tune of $8 million, is now promoting Amendment 3 to legalize adult-use cannabis.
“I’m back for this amendment,” Morgan said at a press conference this week in Orlando. “I believe in the people of Florida. I believe they’re going to legalize it. I believe it’s going to be tight.”
Morgan said the advocacy group Smart & Safe Florida asked him if he’d be the “voice” of the amendment, to which he replied, “Of course I would.”
He will appear in multiple audio ads to get out the yes vote out in the 2024 election for Amendment 3, which needs to be approved by no less than a 60% threshold.
‘Pot Daddy’
Morgan clarified that he would not be funding the campaign himself, wrote the Tallahassee Democrat.
“They don’t call me ‘Pot Daddy’ for nothing. But I don’t plan on having any amount of my money in. It’s already raised. They’ve got the money … and I think more money will come,” he said.
The campaign ads, funded by Smart & Safe, has raised nearly $50 million, mainly from Florida-based Trulieve Cannabis TCNNF.
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