House District 115
Incumbent Vance Aloupis Republican 2-LEAF.
This incumbent votes with the party line, has shown no interest in the topic, but his challenger Francesa Cesti-Browne did not respond to our calls.
Jodi James was a volunteer for Florida Cannabis Action Network from the beginning. She assisted the founders in building an organization that has lasted more than 20 years in Florida. Jodi served as the Executive Director from 2012-2019. She joined the Board of Directors in the summer of 2019 where she continues to serve.
Weeks ago, I agreed to write an insightful piece to help our community understand the difference between amending the Florida Constitution and the legislative process, the difference between protections of a right and a law. Little did I know at the time, that the Legislature was fast-tracking the death of direct democracy by attacking the Citizen’s Constitutional Initiative Process.
Dianne Hart was elected unopposed. We are grateful for this FIVE LEAF legislator.
Solstice was celebrated with Stone Soup today at Sunnier. I have heard enough renditions of The Legend of Stone Soup that I have been able to distill the elements of the story to five: the traveler(s); the villager(s); a stone; an intention (magic, bad intention (i.e. deceit)), benevolence, possibly others); and an offering or a request. Someone suggested adding the pot as an element but I thought that would be more of a prop or flower than a character…if it were a pot of pot I might reconsider, though.