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Click to open document 10/30/2015 REQUEST-ADVISORY OPINION (ATTY GEN) PT Advisory Opinion To The Attorney General BY: PT Pamela Jo Bondi 886440
11/02/2015 No Fee Required
Click to open document 11/02/2015 ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER-NEW CASE Supreme Court Of Florida BY: Supreme Court Of Florida
Click to open document 11/02/2015 ORDER-HIGH PROFILE Because of significant public and media interest in this matter, this case has been designated as a high profile case and all material must be filed through the Florida Courts eFiling Portal. All documents filed will be posted on the Supreme Court web page. Parties are directed to ensure that all documents filed are in compliance with rules 2.420, 2.425 and 2.526 of the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration.
Click to open document 11/02/2015 ORDER-OA&BRIEF SCHED (AG ADVISORY OPIN) On October 22, 2015, the Financial Impact Estimating Conference forwarded to the Office of the Attorney General a financial impact statement on the initiative petition, which has been filed with the Court for review. IT IS, THEREFORE, the order of the Court that the above case is hereby consolidated with Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General RE: Use of Marijuana for Debilitating Medical Conditions, Case No. SC15-1796. Interested parties shall file their briefs on or before November 12, 2015, and serve a copy thereof on the Attorney General. Answer briefs shall be filed on or before November 17, 2015. If filed by an attorney in good standing with The Florida Bar, the response must be a brief electronically filed via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal in accordance with In re: Electronic Filing in the Supreme Court of Florida via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC13-7 (Feb 18, 2013). If filed by a non-lawyer or a lawyer not licensed to practice in Florida, the response must be in the form of a signed original letter that is mailed or hand-delivered to this Court; no additional copies are required or will be accepted. Oral argument for the consolidated cases is scheduled for 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 8, 2015. A maximum of twenty minutes to the side as consolidated is allowed for the argument. All parties who have filed a brief and have asked to be heard may, in the Court's discretion, be permitted to participate in oral argument.
Click to open document 11/13/2015 ORDER-ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR REMOVAL The above cases, which were scheduled for oral argument on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, have been removed from the oral argument calendar and submitted to the Court without oral argument
Click to open document 12/17/2015 DISP-APPROVED Based on the foregoing, we conclude that the initiative petition and ballot title and summary satisfy the legal requirements of article XI, section 3, of the Florida Constitution, and section 101.161(1), Florida Statutes. In addition, the Financial Impact Statement is in compliance with section 100.371(5), Florida Statutes. We therefore approve the proposed amendment and Financial Impact Statement for placement on the ballot. It is so ordered.