Article XX
ARTICLE XX
CANNABIS
(added by Chapter 45, Acts of 2022, ratified Nov. 8, 2022)
SEC. 1. (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, on or after July 1, 2023, an individual in the State who is at least 21 years old may use and possess cannabis.
(b) The General Assembly shall, by law, provide for the use, distribution, possession, regulation, and taxation of cannabis within the State.
*Section 1(B) of Article XX was not on the November 8th, 2022 ballot
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ARTICLE XX WAS PROPOSED IN HOUSE BILL HB001 IN 2022 BY DELEGATE LUKE CLIPPINGER, EXCLUSIVELY:
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“FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING THAT, ON OR AFTER A CERTAIN DATE, AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE STATE WHO IS AT LEAST A CERTAIN AGE MAY USE AND POSSESS CANNABIS.”
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THE ORIGINAL AND FINAL 1½-PAGE BILL, AS APPROVED BY 65% OF LEGISLATORS IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE, NOT ONCE INDICATED A SECOND PURPOSE OF MANDATING ANY PROVISIONS, NOR EVER INTENDED TO DISCLOSE THE SECOND AND ONLY OTHER SENTENCE TO VOTERS.
THE ORIGINAL AND FINAL BILL, AND PROPOSED BALLOT QUESTION, ALSO NEVER INDICATED A SIMULTANEOUS HOUSE BILL HB0837 (ALSO INTRODUCED BY DELEGATE CLIPPINGER), CONTINGENT EXCLUSIVELY ON ARTICLE XX RATIFICATION BY THE VOTERS. THE UNDISCLOSED 55-PAGE BILL CONTAINS THE WORD “FUND” 84 TIMES.
DELEGATE CLIPPINGER REQUESTED HB001 ON AUGUST 12TH, 2021. AT THE TIME, HE WAS CHAIR OF THE “CANNABIS REFERENDUM AND LEGALIZATION WORKGROUP”, AND HIS TEAM 46 PARTNER, SENATE PRESIDENT BILL FERGUSON, LIKEWISE CO-CHAIRED THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY “MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION WORKGROUP”.
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THE GENERAL PUBLIC WOULD NOT SEE THIS PREEMINENT BILL UNTIL LATE DECEMBER 2021.
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YET, THAT SAME DAY, A LOBBYIST BACKED BY THE BILLION-DOLLAR FLORIDA COMPANY TRULIEVE MADE A SMALL FINANCIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BOTH LEGISLATORS.
Source: https://publicaccountability.org
THE SAME LOBBYIST FREQEUNTLY MADE OTHER PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO THESE AND OTHER INFLUENTIAL PLAYERS:
Source: https://www.linkedin.com/