Supporters of the decriminalization of pot were feeling high Wednesday, after their petition was deemed legitimate enough to propose at a Miami Beach commission meeting.
Last year, the Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy started circulating a petition to decriminalize the adult possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana.
More than 9,000 people signed in support of the weed reform, but only 4,300 of those signatures have to be registered Miami Beach voters for the issue to be placed on the ballot.
The petition will be formally submitted to the City Clerk's Office on Wednesday for ratifying as city commissioners meet, officials said.
If voters approve, the penalty for being caught with small amounts of marijuana would be a $100 fine, not jail time.
"Our staff and volunteer canvassers have worked hard to gather the petitions over the last thirteen months," said Eric Stevens, CSMP Miami Beach Campaign Director. "Based on the overwhelmingly positive response of Miami Beach residents to the petition drive, we are confident that the voters will approve the charter amendment by a large margin."
Ford Banister, chairman of the group, said he is excited to see a forward motion on this subject.
"It's a great day for the marijuana legalization movement in Florida," Banister said in a press release. "For the first time, Florida voters will soon decide a marijuana-related question."
Commissioners will be asked to adopt a resolution in favor of the Sensible Marijuana Policy Agreement.
