Amendment 2 has been a controversial topic: medical marijuana. The amendment looks to allow medical marijuana for those suffering from certain conditions, like cancer, HIV-AIDS, and Parkinson’s disease. Now, the city of Stuart is considering regulations for medical marijuana treatment centers, should the amendment be approved. Locations of the treatment centers would be limited to areas off of Ocean Blvd and Osceola St near Martin Health Systems, and the centers would not be able to open next to a school or residential area. If the amendment passes, then the Local Planning Agency will consider the regulations on November 17th.

The Florida Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative, also known as Amendment 2, is on the November 8, 2016, ballot in Florida as an initiated constitutional amendment.

Fort Pierce police said a man found a package containing 7.1 pounds of marijuana while fishing in the Indian River Lagoon in the 1500 block of South Indian River Drive on Thursday.

The 64-year-old man called authorities about noon to report the find, according to a police report.

The brown bundle was packaged the way smugglers commonly package drugs, the report said. Police impounded the marijuana and will destroy it.

My Friend Linda Curtis frequently cleans up the beach in Hobe Sound. Here is video of her haul of ONE day. Where is all this garbage coming from?

Stupid pills: Throwback Thurs Marco goes to Stuart.

http://martincountytimes.com/wpbf-senator-rubio-meets-his-indian-river-lagoon-critics-at-stuart-city-hall

“Where have you been for the past 13 months?” called out one protester.R

Another held a wanted poster with Rubio’s face on it, calling him “No Show Rubio” and accusing him of “murder of our rivers.”

After begging him for a year he finally showed up. The initial meeting was invited Republicans only. Some people we knew stuck their tongues out at us as they walked by into the meeting. Truly a dagger into the hearts of the “clean water” River Warriors which is non partisan.

In the end we were invited in if we promised to be quiet.

Marco Rubio

The speakers were all very respectful to Marco Rubio.

He was given a bottle of dirty river water. He was given an explanation by Mark Perry our expert on all things St Lucie River, Indian River Lagoon and Estuary.

What…

“Who Owns the Land in the EAA? Mapping Out Florida’s Water Future.”

Today we learn about King Ranch, #4 on the TCRPC map of land ownership in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA).

King Ranch is full of history and mystique and part of Texas’ long US history with Mexico. They are “Americana” even on the road. Perhaps you have gotten behind a truck with their brand symbol? Maybe you own one of those trucks? King Ranch is a huge company and  has many different interests.

One of King Ranch’s major interests in Florida is Consolidated Citrus and they have an office in Indiantown in Martin County.

Not everything has been a royal flush for King Ranch. Over the decades the company has had to change out their fields because of the loss of orange groves due to canker and citrus greening. In Martin County alone basically 98% of the groves are…

The film, directed by Diogo Freire, is the first in a documentary series by Adaptation Now – a project sharing the stories of the communities on the leading edge of climate change. We are already feeling the impacts of climate change, but for too many, climate change remains an abstract and distant concept. Through film we can change this. We can empower communities with the knowledge to make informed decisions. The film is currently on a tour of the U.S. East Coast, sponsored by Citizens’ Climate Lobby.

The event is organized and hosted by Citizens’ Climate Lobby – FL Space Coast Chapter, in collaboration with the Marine Resources Council.

Diogo Freire is on a mission to solve global warming. He will be present to introduce the film, and will be available for a short discussion period which will follow the showing. Mr. Freire, a native of Portugal, works in the…

I went early to make sure I had time to take some photos. I may not agree but I respect peoples right to protest.

Here is a link to all the photo in Treasurecoast gallary.

Standing room only at the Sunrise Theater in Ft Pierce. A fun picture taking day for me.

You can go here for the rest of the photos. I made a gallery at Treasurecoast.com