An attempt to claw back some of that 100 million goes down the drain!
MJ Biz via Politico
A Florida judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by Trulieve Cannabis against the state Republican Party during the company’s failed push to legalize adult-use marijuana in the Sunshine State.
Tallahassee-headquartered Trulieve, which bills itself as the world’s largest cannabis retailer, spent more than $144.5 million on the Amendment 3 campaign last fall.
Though nearly 56% of voters supported legalization, state law requires 60% support to pass a constitutional amendment.
The Smart & Safe Campaign enjoyed an endorsement from Donald Trump, but it was up against strong opposition from Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Republican Party.
It was the state GOP as well as two television stations that ran “deceptive campaigns” intended “to fool Florida voters” into voting against legal marijuana, Trulieve alleged in a lawsuit filed in October.
As Politico Pro reported, Gadsden County Circuit Court Judge Ronald W. Flury granted state Republicans’ motion to dismiss the suit – and with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled.
The ads included a claim that Trulieve had written Amendment 3 to “double down on a longstanding ban on growing pot at home and create a monopoly on the adult-use market,” Politico reported.
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