FLORIDA:  You may have seen some petitions around town over the last few weeks. You may have even signed one. They’re part of a big push to legalize medical marijuana in Florida. If that effort pays off, you’ll be voting on the issue a year from now.

You’ll see them wearing these shirts that say United for Care. They’re part of a campaign organized by People United for Medical Marijuana. At the Fort Myers Boat Show Friday, they gathered a couple hundred signatures and plan to be back out the rest of the weekend. “We are beating the streets everyday,” Larry Reposa said.

It’s like any political campaign, complete with shirts, bumper stickers and signs. “I am here with a petition for the constitutional amendment to put on next year’s general election ballot – the legalization of medical marijuana,” Reposa said, reciting a typical speech to people who walk up.

People United For Medical Marijuana

Reposa is the lead volunteer in Fort Myers for United for Care. He personally has no interest in medical marijuana. But he’s doing it for his wife. “I have three herniated discs in my back and so I am very limited,” LuAnn Clark-Reposa said. “It would be a glorious day, not just for me. There are people who suffer much much more than I do.”