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Florida Voters will decide the fate of medical marijuana in November, but some lawmakers want to get ahead of the curve.

Bradenton Residnets Robert and Cathy Jordan say Cathy wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for medical marijuana.

“Oh man, it’s keeping her alive,” said Robert Jordan.

His wife, Cathy, has been battling Lou Gherig’s disease and lobbying for the use of medical marijuana in the sunshine state. She’s able to use medicinal pot because she qualifies under a Florida medical necessity law. “Treat this as legitimate medicine, this is saving lives right now,” said Robert.

Rep Joe Saunders is sponsoring the Cathy Jordan Medical Canibus act.

“This is our best shot at a compassionate bill, that gets patients medical care and medicine that they need right now while at the same time keeping the public safe,” said Saunders.

Another bill filed last week allows for the use of a form of medical marijuana to help people with certain seizures, but it’s not supposed to be able to get a patient high.

Representative Matt Gaetz is sponsoring a bill that would allow a low THC strain called Charlottes Web to be used as medicine.

“The constitutional amendment will put a marijuana dispensary in every neighborhood and every strip mall, I think we can really get the medicine to the people who truly need it with a more limited approach,” said Gaetz.

Recent polls show a majority of Floridians supporting medical marijuana, but not everyone is on board.

“Marijuana –  you can have dependency with that. Does it kill people? Not unless you’re high, and possibly DUI drugged and kill somebody or kill yourself. The question comes about whether or not you want to introduce another intoxicant into society that is legal,” said Claude Shipley, a former strategic planner for the Florida office of drug control.

Cathy Jordan has outlived a doctors diagnosis predicting her demise by more than 15 years. Saunder’s HB 859 would allow the Department of Health and the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation to oversee distribution and cultivation of medical marijuana in the state.