Governor Ron DeSantis is advocating for significant changes in how signatures are gathered for political initiatives in Florida.

A newly released poll by the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab reveals strong support for legalizing recreational marijuana in Florida, with nearly two-thirds of respondents in favor of the measure.

While voters still have to decide Amendment 3, which if passed, would legalize recreational use of marijuana it would not take effect for six months. This story looks at what happens during that six month window that anyone interested in using recreational marijuana should know.

One new anti-pot ad boasts that weed is packaged like candy and could endanger children. That sent the CEO of one of the biggest marijuana companies in Florida and the nation on a mission to “set the record straight.”

In an ad that ran Monday morning, viewers can hear Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith say no one has arrested more people for marijuana than he has.

Amendment 3, the ballot initiative that would legalize marijuana for adults in Florida, is getting support from some unexpected places.

Multiple Smoke Shops tell News4Jax they'll lose money is recreational marijuana is legalized in Florida as hemp-based products will be less in demand.

Voters in 11 states will be going to the polls in 2024 to legalize cannabis. A new Pew Research poll says nine in ten Americans say marijuana should be legal for medical or recreational use, and a recent Gallup showed that Americans’ reported marijuana smoking has more than doubled in the last decade.

A record amount of money is supporting the effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan expressed her support for Amendment 3, a November ballot initiative that if approved would legalize the use of marijuana in Florida for those 21 years and older, according to a report by Florida Politics.

Amendment 3 commercial claims recreational marijuana sales tax will lead to "safer communities and schools". We are finding out if this is 100% accurate.

A UNF poll of likely voters in Florida released on Tuesday found strong support for amendments that would legalize marijuana and enshrine abortion rights in the state.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is openly opposed to stinking up the state of Florida with adult-use marijuana.

It’s a high-stakes election year for more than one reason.

The FTC and FDA are calling out five sellers of edible cannabis products using packaging that imitates foods popular with kids.

A federal proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug has raised the hopes of some pot backers that more states will embrace cannabis.

Following the Drug Enforcement Administration’s push to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, News4JAX is looking into what the change could mean and impact the industry in Florida.

On Thursday, News4JAX got a behind-the-scenes look at Green Dragon Florida's facility where they’re cultivating and processing medical marijuana.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’s against a proposed constitutional amendment that would make recreational marijuana legal in Florida.One of the main reasons he’s against it? The smell.

This November, Florida voters will decide if they want to make recreational marijuana legal.

The Florida Supreme Court on Monday approved a recreational marijuana constitutional amendment for the November ballot. That means you get to vote on legalizing pot.

The proposal aims to give voters the choice of legalizing recreational marijuana use for individuals aged 21 and older.

The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday about a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana by people ages 21 and older.

Ohio voters approved a measure legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, defying Republican legislative leaders who had failed to pass the proposed law.

The FTC and FDA are sending cease and desist letters to sellers of edible Delta 8 products and telling them to stop marketing products that may entice young children.

Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana have passed a preliminary hurdle to get on the 2024 ballot, submitting more than enough petition signatures to trigger a Florida Supreme Court review of the measure.

“Adult Personal Use of Marijuana" would allow anyone at least 21 years old to be able to possess or buy marijuana products and accessories for non-medical reasons.

Pot is a popular topic on ballots again this election.

President Biden called for state-level action to provide additional relief for people with low-level marijuana convictions. While Georgians and Floridians wait to see how their state's respond to President Biden's call to action, a local doctor thinks sweeping changes of marijuana laws, could be right around the corner.

On Thursday, President Biden pardoned thousands of people convicted of marijuana possession under federal law.

President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law.

State troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol are doing more than looking for traffic violations -- they are making big drug busts.

A Unversity of North Florida poll shows voters focused on jobs and economy while opposing a new abortion bill in Florida.

2022 is not likely the year recreational marijuana will be legalized in Florida.

Last year, the proportion of adults 65 or older who reported recent cannabis use jumped by 18%, according to the 2020 National Survey of Drug Use and Health released last week.

Democrat Charlie Crist, a candidate for governor of Florida, said Thursday he supports full marijuana legalization in the state and wants the expungement of all existing charges and sentences for misdemeanors and third-degree felonies for marijuana possession.

The latest effort is simple; it just allows people to grow their own.

Did you or someone you know lose 770 pounds of "high-grade marijuana?" If so, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office would like a word.

An Ohio State Patrol Trooper performed the Heimlich Maneuver and saved a man’s life on Thursday after he swallowed marijuana.

Federal agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration Jacksonville District Office on Wednesday seized 46 pounds of hydroponic marijuana that were smuggled into Jacksonville on an Amtrak train from New York.

Beachgoers stumbled upon bales of marijuana over the weekend that washed ashore in both Sugarloaf Key and Big Pine Key.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Growing cannabis indoors is racking up energy production, resulting in large amounts of damaging gases that warm Earth. Electric usage is the highest across the southeast leading to increased CO2 emissions from indoor cannabis cultivation. In Jacksonville, the need for dehumidifiers and air conditioning adds about 1,500 kilograms of emissions to every kilogram of product. The island relies primarily on burning oil for electricity, boosting emissions to over 5,000 kilograms per kilogram of product. As it turns out, Southern California’s moderate climate and renewable power makes it a prime location for the lowest emissions.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – While serving a 90-year prison sentence for selling marijuana, Richard DeLisi's wife died, as did his 23-year-old son and both his parents. DeLisi was sentenced to 90 years for marijuana trafficking in 1989 at the age of 40 even though the typical sentence was only 12 to 17 years. Rick DeLisi was only 11-years-old when he sat in the courtroom and said goodbye to his father. Is there somebody that can answer to this?”Rick DeLisi said his family fell apart after his father's sentence. “There's a feeling of who's responsible for this debt in my mind, and justice," said Rick DeLisi.

While we may not know if President Donald Trump or former Vice President Joe Biden won the presidential election for a while longer, there was one clear “winner” on election night, and that was recreational drugs. States across the country have been legalizing recreational marijuana every election cycle, and 2020 was no different. Residents in New Jersey, Arizona, Montana and South Dakota all voted to legalize recreational cannabis, and South Dakota also legalized medical marijuana, along with Mississippi. South Dakota became the first state to legalize medical and recreational marijuana in the same election. For the first time in U.S. history, the state of Oregon decriminalized possession of hard drugs, as well as voted to legalize psychedelic mushrooms.

MIAMI – The Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL-754) crew offloaded approximately 23,000 pounds of cocaine and approximately 6,900 pounds of marijuana, all worth more than an estimated $408 million, Tuesday in Port Everglades. "It is important to note that our fellow citizens aren't the only ones who benefit from these counter-narcotics efforts. Our Central American neighbors face tremendous strain from drug-fueled violence sparked by transnational criminal organizations. Efforts like this enhanced counter-drug operation significantly disrupt the criminal activity destabilizing the region." The cutter James is a 418-foot national security cutter home ported in Charleston, South Carolina.