2014 Florida Amendment 2|
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| Outcome | Rejected (failed to meet 60% supermajority required) |
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Choice |
Votes |
% |
| Yes |
3,370,761 |
57.62% |
| No |
2,478,993 |
42.38% |
| Valid votes |
5,849,754 |
97.05% |
| Invalid or blank votes |
177,920 |
2.95% |
| Total votes |
6,027,674 |
100.00% |
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Congressional district results
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Yes
70–80%
60–70%
50–60% |
No
60–70%
50–60%
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| Source: Florida Secretary of State |
Florida Amendment 2, Use of Marijuana for Certain Medical Conditions, is an initiative that appeared on the November 4, 2014, ballot in the state of Florida as a citizen initiated state constitutional amendment. It received a higher percentage than the 2006 vote which raised the minimum requirement to a 3/5 majority, although it failed to pass.
It was officially certified by the state's secretary of state to appear on the 2014 November ballot and numbered Amendment 2, not to be confused with the 2008 ban on same-sex marriage of the same name. If it had been enacted, the measure would have allowed for the cultivation, purchase, possession and use of medical cannabis to treat certain medical conditions when recommended by a licensed physician. The amendment was introduced by People United for Medical Marijuana on March 26, 2009. As of 2014, twenty-three states and the District of Columbia have already passed legislation allowing doctors to recommend the medicinal use of marijuana thereby legalizing a patient's possession and use. After the amendment failed, in 2016 a similar amendment passed.
