Trulieve Sues Florida GOP For Defamation Over ‘False And Misleading’ Claims As Cannabis Legalization Vote Looms
Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (OTC:TCNNF) filed a defamation lawsuit on Wednesday, accusing the Florida Republican Party of intentionally misleading voters with a deceptive TV campaign ad against the cannabis legalization initiative, known as Amendment 3 that will go before the voters this coming November.
The lawsuit alleges that the ad misleads voters by falsely implying that only large cannabis companies, like Trulieve will benefit from the legalization measure, while ordinary Floridians would be prohibited from growing their own marijuana.
The ad features a gardener apparently excited by the news of marijuana legalization but is then interrupted by a character called “Big Weed,” who claims that only large corporations can legally grow cannabis under the proposed amendment.
Trulieve’s legal team argues that the “Big Weed” character is a clear reference to their company, Florida’s largest medical marijuana operator, which has contributed more than $90 million to the cannabis …