The City of Pensacola voters overwhelmingly voted for Amendment 2 that legalized medical marijuana in Florida. In fact, the City had a slightly higher percentage in favor of the amendment than other areas of Escambia County.
| City | ||
| Yes | 24223 | 75.5% |
| No | 7862 | 24.5% |
| Rest of County | ||
| Yes | 109386 | 71.3% |
| No | 42210 | 28.7% |
The Pensacola City Council is set to conduct the first of two public hearings on Jan. 12, to consider an amendment to the Land Development Code, Section 12-2-8 (B) (1), Commercial land use district, to add “Medical Marijuana Dispensary†under the uses permitted section.  The dispensaries will be treated the same as other retailers. Read Sec _12_2_8 Medical Marijuana Commercial_land_use_district (002)rev.
Ironically, it’s sponsored by Councilman Andy Terhaar, who had the smallest percentage of voters in favor for the amendment – but still 68.9 percent.
The west side of Pensacola – Districts 5, 6, and 7 – voted nearly 80-percent in favor of medical marijuana – 79.8 percent. The east side – Districts 1, 3, and 4, were aligned with the rest of the county – 72.4 percent.
| Â District | Yes | No |
| 1 – Wu | 3387 | 1209 |
| 73.7% | 26.3% | |
| 2 – Myers | 2926 | 1107 |
| 72.6% | 27.4% | |
| 3 – Terhaar | 3492 | 1578 |
| 68.9% | 31.1% | |
| 4 – Johnson | 3775 | 1280 |
| 74.7% | 25.3% | |
| 5 – Wingate | 3334 | 750 |
| 81.6% | 18.4% | |
| 6 – Spencer | 4538 | 1334 |
| 77.3% | 22.7% | |
| 7 – Wynn | 2771 | 604 |
| 82.1% | 17.9% |
