amendment 2 Archives - UNF Spinnaker

Florida passes medical marijuana, among other amendments

Hannah Lee • Nov 8, 2016

Three of the four Amendments on the 2016 Florida ballot, ranging from tax exemption to medical marijuana, were approved by voters. Amendments needed 60 percent approval from voters in order to pass....

Florida voters show support for medical marijuana

Tiffany Butler • Oct 11, 2016

According to a recent poll from the Public Opinions Research Lab (PORL) at UNF, the majority of Florida voters are in favor of Amendment 2, which would legalize the use of medical marijuana. When asked,...

Students conduct poll that shows Crist ahead of Scott

Saphara Harrell • Oct 13, 2014

UNF political science students conducted a poll from Sept. 29 to Oct. 8 concerning the upcoming gubernatorial election in November. They found Crist is ahead of Scott according to responses from 471 likely voters in Florida, and 67 percent would vote yes on Amendment 2.

Read Story

John Morgan pleads for student votes on Amendment 2

Blake Middleton • Sep 19, 2014

This past Wednesday, Sept. 17, John Morgan came to UNF to encourage students to vote "yes" on the legalization of medical marijuana. He emphasized the importance of student voters for Amendment 2 on the Nov. 4 ballot.

Read Story

Legal marijuana in Florida? Don’t get your hopes too high

Saphara Harrell • Jul 7, 2014

Legalizing medical marijuana has made the Florida government's agenda with the signed Charlotte's Web bill and the November voting on Amendment 2. Regardless of the results of the voting, Tallahassee has outlined a strict regulation for growers and are limiting dispensaries to five licenses, one per region.

Read Story