Legal Opinion

Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General Re: Adult Use of Marijuana

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 29, 2021No. SC19-2116Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC19-2116 ____________ ADVISORY OPINION TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL RE: ADULT USE OF MARIJUANA. April 22, 2021 CORRECTED OPINION PER CURIAM. The Attorney General of Florida has requested this Court’s opinion concerning the validity of an initiative petition circulated pursuant to article XI, section 3 of the Florida Constitution. We have jurisdiction. See art. IV, § 10, art. V, § 3(b)(10), Fla. Const. As explained below, we strike the proposed amendment on the ground that the ballot summary is affirmatively misleading. BACKGROUND On December 19, 2019, the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Lambert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  2. Shevlin-Carpenter Co. v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  3. Askew v. FirestoneSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  4. Armstrong v. HarrisSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  5. Advisory Opinion to Atty. Gen.-Limited Political TermsSupreme Court of Florida · 1991

19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API