CITY OF TALLAHASSEE CHARTER AMENDMENT PETITION FORM

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I am a registered voter of Tallahassee, Florida and hereby petition the City Clerk to place
the following amendment to the Tallahassee City Charter on the ballot in the next general
election.

AMENDMENT TO CREATE SECTION NO. 135 (SENSIBLE MARIJUANA POLICY

AMENDMENT) OF THE TALLAHASSEE CITY CHARTER

BALLOT TITLE: SENSIBLE MARIJUANA POLICY CHARTER AMENDMENT,

TALLAHASSEE CITY CHARTER SECTION NO. 135

BALLOT SUMMARY: This proposed charter amendment is designed to create a new

Section No. 135 of the Tallahassee City Charter (Sensible Marijuana Policy Amendment) to
prohibit the adult possession of less than twenty (20) grams of marijuana where the marijuana
was intended for personal use and to provide for a fine of not more than $100.00 per violation.

FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT:

(1) It shall be unlawful for any adult person to possess marijuana where the marijuana is
intended for adult personal use.

(2) “Adult personal use” is defined as the possession of less than twenty grams of marijuana
by an adult at least eighteen years of age. The sale of marijuana for remuneration is not
defined as personal use and is subject to prosecution under existing state laws.
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(3) Any adult person violating this section shall upon conviction be punished by a fine not to
exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(4) Those parts of any ordinances in conflict with this section are hereby repealed. This
section becomes effective upon adoption.

(5) If any provision of this charter section or its application to any person or circumstances is
held invalid by the valid judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, the
remainder of this charter section or the application of the terms and provisions to other
persons shall not be affected.

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This petition is a paid political advertisement, paid for by the Committee for Sensible Marijuana
Policy (CSMP), a political committee, whose mailing address is P.O. Box 550944, Jacksonville,
FL 32255-0944.
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