Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General Re: Use of Marijuana for Certain Medical Conditions

I respectfully dissent because placing this initiative’s title and summary on the ballot will result in Floridians voting on a constitutional amendment in disguise. The majority fails to acknowledge that the normal and common sense meaning of the words used in this initiative’s ballot summary and title are significantly different than the normal and common sense meaning of the words used in the amendment’s text. The majority also fails to follow its own prior amendment cases.

Given the plain meaning of the words used, the ballot summary and title mislead voters and do not disclose the true…