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Anti-medical marijuana campaign prepares to raise money

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The group that opposed and defeated the 2014 proposed medical marijuana constitutional amendment are preparing to raise money to try the same for this year’s initiative. The Drug-Free Florida Committee, a political action committee associated with St. Petersburg Republican financier and business executive Mel Sembler, will begin raising money shortly with hopes to do battle again with Orlando trial lawyer John Morgan‘s United For Care. Sembler told the Tampa Bay Times that he was shooting for $10 million this year, which…

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Medical marijuana backers raise more than $41K in March

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The political committee backing the effort to legalize medical marijuana raised more than $41,000, bringing its 2016 total to nearly $240,000. People United for Medical Marijuana raised $41,245 in March, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Division of Elections. The organization received 400 donations last month, dozens of which were under $100. Since January, the committee has raised $239,097. The group spent $44,352 in March. That sum includes $9,265 to Impact Politics for marketing and $2,815 for an…

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Medical marijuana backers raise more than $90K in February

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The group backing the effort to legalize medical marijuana raised more than $90,000 in February. People United for Medical Marijuana raised $90,323 in February, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Division of Elections. Top donors during the one-month fundraising period included Complete Hydroponics, a Miami hydroponics store and fertilizer company, which gave $4,000 and Tampa-based Florida Agricultural Sciences, which gave $15,000. The organization spent $68,000 during February. The group has raised more than $3.5 million since January 2015.…

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Committee backing medical marijuana amendment raises more than $500K in December

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People United for Medical Marijuana, the political committee backing a push to get medical marijuana on the 2016 ballot, raised more than $500,000 dollars in December. The committee, which runs the United for Care Campaign, raised $571,236 in December. That one-month haul means the organization has raised more than $9.1 million. The committee received hundreds of small donations, or donations under $1,000, from supporters. The Morgan Law Firm, founded by United for Care Chairman John Morgan, continued to be a…

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Medical marijuana supporters score another big fundraising month in October

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The committee backing an amendment to legalize medical marijuana had another big fundraising month in October, largely on the back of its chairman, Orlando lawyer John Morgan. Morgan contributed $237,978 of the $337,292 raised last month by United for Care-People United for Medical Marijuana. Regular donor Barbara Stiefel wrote the committee another check for $40,000 in October. Since 2013 Stiefel, whose father founded Stiefel Laboratories, has given the committee $1.1 million. Richard Shevelow, an engineer from Carver, Massachusetts, wrote the…

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State panel: Medical pot can be taxed

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If Florida ever approves medical marijuana for sale in the state, expect to pay tax on it. Medical pot is “tangible personal property” that is “subject to sales and use tax,” a state economics panel has found. “Annual state and local government sales tax revenues could increase by an estimated $67 million after taking into account lawful consumption of medical marijuana,” according to a summary of its report posted online this week. The Financial Impact Estimating Conference also determined that marijuana “is…

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September another big fundraising month for People United for Medical Marijuana

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The committee backing an amendment to legalize medical marijuana had another big fundraising month in September, largely due to a $293,000 cash infusion from its chair, Orlando attorney John Morgan. People United for Medical Marijuana raised another $22,000 from other donors, mostly individuals giving $250 or less, to bring its monthly total over $315,000. People United spent more than $342,000, though, and posted a net loss in cash on-hand. Expenditures mainly went toward petition-gathering efforts. California-based PCI Consultants was the…

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