No images? Click here Hey there, it’s Grant! We’re clicking through the week and before you know it’ll be the weekend. Keep putting the time in, it’ll all pay off in the end. Have a great rest of the week! Could recreational marijuana become legal in Florida soon? 🌿There's a whole new push to make recreational marijuana legal in Florida in 2024. And advocates say this initiative is different than past efforts — because, this time around, there's support from Florida's largest medical marijuana operator in the form of $5 million. Plus, supporters say that, unlike the others, this initiative is very carefully worded and "very likely to pass Supreme Court review." The Deeper Dive: How does recreational marijuana make it on the ballot?As you may have guessed, it's not an easy process. For the 2024 election year, 891,589 registered voters have to sign a petition for the initiative, then it goes to the State Supreme Court which decides whether or not it meets specific criteria. "You're literally talking a $30 million effort," Trulieve spokesperson Steven Vancore said. 1. 'The limitations are bothersome' says some veteran advocates of newly signed PACT Act: They believe the PACT Act is a mere stepping stone for veteran healthcare expansion. ✍️ 2. Protestors roll out sleeping bags again at St. Pete City Hall: It's local tenants' latest effort to demand city council members declare a housing emergency. ⛺ 3. Florida Department of Health offers 2nd monkeypox dose, again: People who had their second dose canceled due to limited supply are being rescheduled, all thanks to a new federal authorization. 💉 4. Child dies after Florida parents allegedly beat him for drinking from toilet, abuse 5 other siblings: The 6-year-old child suffered from a brain bleed and a lacerated liver. He ended up dying a few days later in the hospital. 💔 5. Florida congressman looks for solutions to the opioid crisis: Congressman Bilirakis attended a Pasco County meeting with business leaders and community members to discuss what they need to do to stop the opioid crisis. 💊 Every Monday, Brightside's Jabari Thomas will be brewing up community conversations at local coffee shops around the Tampa Bay area. ☕ FROM GRANT GILMORESome clouds will hang along the coast early this morning, trailing off of the storms lingering over the Gulf. Temperatures will climb into the low-middle 90s this afternoon under a partly cloudy sky. Dust and dry air associated with the plume of Saharan air that rolled in from the Atlantic Tuesday will suppress the chance of afternoon showers. Tracking the Tropics: Invest 97-L is still there, but has a low chance of developingThe National Hurricane Center says there's only a 10% chance the tropical wave will develop into a tropical depression or storm. WATCHTonight on 10 Tampa Bay 8 p.m. Young Sheldon 8:30 p.m. Ghosts 9 p.m. Big Brother 10 p.m. CSI: Vegas 11 p.m. 10 Tampa Bay Nightside |