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Several state lawmakers want to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. People suffering from painful diseases traveled to the state capitol in support of the joint resolution that if passed would go before voters. One speaker was too choked up to talk about the issue. The sponsor of the legislation, Democrat Jeff Clemens, says the situation is personal to thousands of Floridians.

“We have a lot people suffering here in the state of Florida. I don’t think we need to be telling them that prescription narcotics are the way to go, when we have other, more natural avenues for them,” said Clemens.

If passed out of the legislature and approved by voters in 2012, the sale of medical marijuana could generate five to 12 million dollars in tax revenue for the state annually.