A group called Smart and Safe Florida is working to get recreational marijuana back on the ballot in the 2026 general election.

SB 334, filed by Sen. Joe Gruters of Sarasota, would give patients the right to grow two pot plants at home for personal consumption. It also contemplated changes to the hemp market, but the sponsor withdrew the bill, telling POLITICO Florida Playbook the bill would come back as strictly a home grow measure.

Recreational marijuana may be making its way back to Florida voters in 2026, following a near-miss in 2024. The push to legalize marijuana for adults 21 and over in the state is gaining momentum, but there are several hurdles before it can become law.

The revamped proposal, filed Tuesday at the state Division of Elections by the Smart & Safe Florida committee, would go on the 2026 ballot. It seeks to address a number of issues raised by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who led a drive to defeat last year's proposed constitutional amendment.

The new measure also tries to dampen another line of attack that Amendment 3 would have allowed Trulieve and others to establish a monopoly in the Florida cannabis market. While the previous amendment would have allowed medical-marijuana facilities like ...

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida police officer has been sentenced to more than 17 years behind bars after pleading guilty to stealing drugs, cash and firearms from federal investigations and admitting that he once went so far as to swap cocaine seized by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration with a fake kilo made from a 3D printer.

The fight over recreational marijuana is back in Florida, with advocates rolling out a revamped proposal for the 2026 ballot.But even with the updated strategy,

Drugs, drinking and kids playing with guns all allegedly happened under the watch of a Florida elementary school principal, according to police.

A Florida woman who was pulled over for speeding admitted to having a baggie of marijuana inside her body, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.

Hickox is accused of working with former Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Joshua Earrey to steal heroin, cocaine, marijuana and fentanyl, then sell the illicit drugs for a profit.

The Trulieve CEO is trying to paint the cannabis sector as a victim of partisan efforts by large financial institutions.

There, just after 11.30 p.m., a sergeant saw a car run the stop sign and then almost hit his vehicle. While conducting a traffic stop, the sergeant found two intoxicated female juveniles in the car. Both were sporting “white lie party” attire, police said.