“It’s a great thing. It’s a message from Tallahassee that marijuana is medicine,” Pollara said. “It gives us huge momentum going into November to have the voters of Florida say “yes” on Amendment 2.” Democratic governor candidates Charlie Crist and Nan Rich support the amendment, as does Libertarian candidate Adrian Wyllie. If the amendment passes — for which it needs 60 percent of the vote — Florida would become the 21st state plus the District of Columbia to decriminalize marijuana for medical use. Marijuana remains illegal at the federal level.