{"id":2255966,"date":"2024-05-30T16:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T20:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morgan-morgan-ceo-backing-florida-amendment-for-recreational-marijuana\/"},"modified":"2024-05-30T16:39:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T20:39:27","slug":"morgan-morgan-ceo-backing-florida-amendment-for-recreational-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morgan-morgan-ceo-backing-florida-amendment-for-recreational-marijuana\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO of Morgan &#038; Morgan supports Florida&#8217;s recreational marijuana amendment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmorgan-morgan-ceo-backing-florida-amendment-for-recreational-marijuana%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2255966&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Morgan\u200c &#038; Morgan CEO, John Morgan, is actively supporting the legalization\u2063 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/november-to-remember-will-ohioans-have-a-marijuana-moment\/\" title=\"Ohioans: Will November bring a marijuana breakthrough?\">recreational \u2064marijuana<\/a>\u200c in Florida, indicating potential future political engagement. Collaborating with Smart and \u200cSafe Florida, they aim to pass Amendment 3 to allow recreational marijuana. John Morgan believes in \u200ctreating marijuana\u2062 similarly to wine and \u2063beer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-commerce-secretary-is-a-former-venture-capitalist-but-some-gopers-warn-shell-be-soft-on-china\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Commerce Secretary Is A Former Venture Capitalist, But Some GOPers Warn She\u2019ll Be \u2018Soft On China\u2019\">promoting job creation<\/a>, revenue generation, and cost savings for taxpayers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Morgan &#038; Morgan CEO John Morgan is lending his aid in the fight to legalize recreational <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>marijuana<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Florida<\/a>, potentially signaling further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ethics-watchdog-files-another-hatch-act-complaint-against-bidens-energy-secretary-jennifer-granholm\/\" title=\"Ethics Watchdog Files Another Hatch Act Complaint Against Biden's Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm\">political involvement<\/a> in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The face of the iconic law firm has partnered with the nonprofit organization <a href=\"https:\/\/smartandsafeflorida.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Smart and Safe Florida<\/a>, which seeks to pass Amendment 3 to allow marijuana to be available for recreational use. The attorney, a fan of the drug himself, <a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/676810-john-morgan-lights-up-florida-fight-for-medical-marijuana-endorses-amendment-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>has argued<\/a> that it ought to be treated in the same manner that wine are beer are.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPassing Amendment 3 will create tens of thousands of new jobs, generate hundreds of millions for our state each year, and save taxpayers money by not having to pay to prosecute simple crimes for possession,\u201d Morgan said. \u201cI encourage Florida voters to join me in standing up for freedom, for common-sense laws, for the people, and for Amendment 3.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This partnership has led to the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Stc-R69yvMM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>three radio ads<\/a> encouraging Florida residents to vote in favor of passing Amendment 3. One of the ads, titled \u201cFight Real Crime,\u201d features Morgan stating that some people are in jail simply for using marijuana, with the attorney explaining that if he were governor, he would free or parole anyone serving time for possession.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fki6GutAcoo?si=cZzSSoeCGN1hVE3Y\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It is not Morgan\u2019s first time weighing in on the topic of marijuana, as he previously advocated Amendment 2, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-lit-florida-dem-could-profit-from-legal-weed\/\" title=\"It\u2019s Lit: Florida Dem Could Profit From Legal Weed\">legalized medical marijuana<\/a> use. He has credited medical marijuana for helping his brother after breaking his neck at 18 and his father when he was fighting cancer.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Morgan criticized Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL) for opposing regulation of a $15 minimum wage. The attorney wrote online that maybe he should run for governor as an independent, calling independents \u201cthe people\u2019s party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morgan previously praised DeSantis after <a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/291219-ron-desantis-signs-repeal\/\">the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-endorses-chameleon-charlie-crist-inside-florida-governors-race\/\" title=\"Pelosi Endorses Chameleon Charlie Crist inside Florida Governor\u2019s Race\">governor signed legislation<\/a><\/a> that allowed smokable medical marijuana in the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Morgan, CEO of Morgan &amp; Morgan, is actively supporting the push to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida. His collaboration with Smart and Safe Florida indicates potential future political engagement. Together, they aim to pass Amendment 3, paving the way for marijuana legalization in the state<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2255967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP18136596320559-1024x768.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2255966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP18136596320559-1024x768.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2255966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2255967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2255966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2255966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2255966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}