New bill aims to legalize recreational marijuana

Lazaro Aleman News@greenepublishing.com A bill recently filed in the current Florida legislative session seeks to legalize recreational marijuana, even as Smart & Safe Florida continues its efforts to get an amendment on this year’s ballot to accomplish the same end. Senate Bill 1398, which Democratic Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith filed on Thursday Jan. 8, would allow individuals 21 and older to possess, purchase and use marijuana and other cannabis products. Under the bill, persons 21 a