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Citrus Democrats Endorse Medical
Remembering the Past
Marijuana Amendment 2
BEVERLY HILLS, Citrus County Democrats have endorsed the 2016 Amendment 2 with
the ballot title "Use of Marijuana for Debilitating Medical Conditions," and urge the Florida
legislature to implement the 2016 Amendment quickly and diligently should it pass with
60% or more support from Florida voters. Hundreds of thousands of Floridians suffer from
debilitating diseases, which can be alleviated with medical marijuana. Currently, non-termi-
nal patients in Florida have no legal access to medical marijuana to alleviate their suffering.
In twenty-three states and Washington DC, non-terminal patients with debilitat-
ing diseases already have such access to medical marijuana. In contrast, Florida's limited
medical marijuana law SB 1030 to benefit terminal patients has not been implemented even
though it was passed in 2014.
The 2014 Amendment to legalize medical marijuana received 58% of the vote, just
shy of the 60% needed for passage. The 2016 initiative will be on the General Election bal-
lot in November. The full resolution passed unanimously by the Citrus County Democratic
Executive Committee at its regular meeting on April 20 at the Beverly Hills Civic Center.
For more information, call Wendy Williams, Citrus County Democratic Executive Commit-
tee Chair, at 352-209- 8651.
Arrest - Continued from page 1
Adams was arrested on the original warrant for fraud (illegal use of a credit card)
Many improvements have been made to the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State
and petit theft (value less than $100), with his total bond set at $2,500. Adams garnered addi-
Park over the years. From the simplest attraction of the fish bowl with a wooden viewing
tional charges of resisting an officer with violence and battery of a law enforcement officer,
tower to a modern manatee work area, changes have taken place. This card is the earlier
with a secondary bond of $10,000.
bridge when you walk around the park and going across the actual Homosassa River. The
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water flows from the main spring that attracts thousands of fish each day. At one time it was
open for larger fish and manatee to come and go but later partially restricted so the number
of manatee could not come and go. This old romantic looking bridge so fit with the natural
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