Leaders with the Pinellas Diaspora Arts Project held a panel discussion regarding Amendment 3.
Organizers said they want to use the topic to highlight the importance of voting and getting involved in the community.
“We’re here to talk about the Amendment 3 that’s going to be on the ballot this year, getting the community consensus on what’s going on, helping them get more informed about what we’re voting,” panelist Miranda Douglas said.
It’s a community conversation around the legalization of recreational marijuana for people 21 and older as local activists share their expertise on the topic.
“I did my graduate studies at the University of Maryland in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics,” Mister Mctier said.
Mctier said he’s eager to share what he’s learned along the way to getting his masters degree.
“Cannabis was kind of swept into this war on drugs. There’s a lot of reform that happened back in the 40s. But prior to the 40s, cannabis was actually included in the American Pharmacopoeia, which is like the pharmacy bible, with all the different medicine. Cannabis was right there,” Mctier said.