Emails and other records from Fla. AG Pam Bondi

I have forwarded your public records request to Leslie Jacobs.

Please sent all future request to Leslie.Jacobs@myfloridalegal.com

Whitney Ray
Director of Media Relations
Office of the Attorney General
The Capitol, Suite PL-01
Tallahassee, Fla. 32399-1050
Office: 850-245-0150

From: requests@muckrock.com
To: whitney.ray@myfloridalegal.com
Date: 10/05/2015 01:38 PM
Subject: Sunshine Law Request: Emails and other records from Fla. AG Pam
Bondi

October 5, 2015
Florida Attorney General

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15
(1995)), I hereby request the following records:

+ All emails, corresponding attachments, texts and letters or other forms
of communication sent to (to:, cc: or bcc:) or from Pam Bondi (or any
person who communicates on her behalf or on behalf of the office of the
state Attorney General) where the email contains any of the following
keywords in the subject or body: "medicinal" "marijuana" "med" "ballot
issue" “herbalife” “supplement” and “drugs.” Please limit responsive emails
to those sent and received between 01/01/2015 and the date this request is
processed.

+ All emails received by the office of the Attorney General from the public
including the terms “medicinal marijuana” and “marijuana” between January
1, 2015 and the date this request is processed

+ Copies of all cease and desist orders filed by the state Attorney
General’s office in the state of Florida between 01/01/2014 and the date
this request is processed.

+ A copy of the calendar(s) with events maintained by the office of Pam
Bondi and used as reference for the daily agenda of Attorney General Bondi
for the months of January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August,
and September of this year. Please included any amendments to the calendar
made during or after the respective month.

+ All emails sent from the email address pam.bondi@myfloridalegal.com on
February 25, 2014.

Please note that if any of the requested records are maintained
electronically, I seek access to them in an electronic format. If they
exist in an electronic, searchable, database-readable format (such
as .csv, .xls, hst, txt or .dbf files), I request access them to that in
that searchable format.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

I ask that I be allowed to access these records piecemeal, as they are
gathered and can be made available, instead of waiting until all the
requested records are gathered.

Please communicate with me by telephone or e-mail rather than by mail. My
telephone number is 517-775-9952. You may also reach me via e-mail at
avalanche50@hotmail.com.

I look forward to hearing from you promptly, as specified by law. Thank you
for your cooperation.

Thank you

Steve Miller
517-775-9952

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock
DEPT MR 21644
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

October 6, 2015

Mr. Steve Miller
Via email requests@muckrock.com

Dear Mr. Miller:

The Attorney General’s office has received your public records request
dated October 5, 2015 for the following documents:

1. All emails, corresponding attachments, texts and letters or other
forms of communication sent to (to:, cc: or bcc:) or from Pam Bondi
(or any person who communicates on her behalf or on behalf of the
office of the state Attorney General) where the email contains any of
the following keywords in the subject or body: "medicinal"
"marijuana" "med" "ballot issue" “herbalife” “supplement” and
“drugs.” Please limit responsive emails to those sent and received
between 01/01/2015 and the date this request is processed.
2. All emails received by the office of the Attorney General from the
public including the terms “medicinal marijuana” and “marijuana”
between January 1, 2015 and the date this request is processed
3. Copies of all cease and desist orders filed by the state Attorney
General’s office in the state of Florida between 01/01/2014 and the
date this request is processed.
4. A copy of the calendar(s) with events maintained by the office of Pam
Bondi and used as reference for the daily agenda of Attorney General
Bondi for the months of January, February, March, April, May, June,
July, August, and September of this year. Please included any
amendments to the calendar made during or after the respective month.
5. All emails sent from the email address pam.bondi@myfloridalegal.com
on February 25, 2014.

We are circulating your request within our office to locate the information
you are requesting. This letter will serve as an acknowledgement of your
request and notification that there may be a fee for copying and the review
involved in the production of these records. With respect to your first
item, the search terms provided are very generic and will most likely
result in thousands of emails which will have to be reviewed. You may wish
to refine your search to save on these fees. Please advise how you wish to
proceed with this request and should you have any questions, feel free to
contact our office at 850-245-0140.

Sincerely,

Leslie Jacobs
Public Records Coordinator
Office of the Attorney General
PL 01, The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050
(850) 245-0140(o)
(850) 487-2564 (f)

----- Forwarded by Leslie Jacobs/OAG on 10/06/2015 01:53 PM -----

From: Gerald Whitney Ray/OAG
To: Leslie Jacobs/OAG@OAG
Date: 10/05/2015 04:27 PM
Subject: Fw: Sunshine Law Request: Emails and other records from Fla. AG
Pam Bondi

Here you go.

Whitney Ray
Director of Media Relations
Office of the Attorney General
The Capitol, Suite PL-01
Tallahassee, Fla. 32399-1050
Office: 850-245-0150
----- Forwarded by Gerald Whitney Ray/OAG on 10/05/2015 04:26 PM -----

From: requests@muckrock.com
To: whitney.ray@myfloridalegal.com
Date: 10/05/2015 01:38 PM
Subject: Sunshine Law Request: Emails and other records from Fla. AG Pam
Bondi

October 5, 2015
Florida Attorney General

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15
(1995)), I hereby request the following records:

+ All emails, corresponding attachments, texts and letters or other forms
of communication sent to (to:, cc: or bcc:) or from Pam Bondi (or any
person who communicates on her behalf or on behalf of the office of the
state Attorney General) where the email contains any of the following
keywords in the subject or body: "medicinal" "marijuana" "med" "ballot
issue" “herbalife” “supplement” and “drugs.” Please limit responsive emails
to those sent and received between 01/01/2015 and the date this request is
processed.

+ All emails received by the office of the Attorney General from the public
including the terms “medicinal marijuana” and “marijuana” between January
1, 2015 and the date this request is processed

+ Copies of all cease and desist orders filed by the state Attorney
General’s office in the state of Florida between 01/01/2014 and the date
this request is processed.

+ A copy of the calendar(s) with events maintained by the office of Pam
Bondi and used as reference for the daily agenda of Attorney General Bondi
for the months of January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August,
and September of this year. Please included any amendments to the calendar
made during or after the respective month.

+ All emails sent from the email address pam.bondi@myfloridalegal.com on
February 25, 2014.

Please note that if any of the requested records are maintained
electronically, I seek access to them in an electronic format. If they
exist in an electronic, searchable, database-readable format (such
as .csv, .xls, hst, txt or .dbf files), I request access them to that in
that searchable format.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

I ask that I be allowed to access these records piecemeal, as they are
gathered and can be made available, instead of waiting until all the
requested records are gathered.

Please communicate with me by telephone or e-mail rather than by mail. My
telephone number is 517-775-9952. You may also reach me via e-mail at
avalanche50@hotmail.com.

I look forward to hearing from you promptly, as specified by law. Thank you
for your cooperation.

Thank you

Steve Miller
517-775-9952

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock
DEPT MR 21644
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

October 22, 2015

Mr. Steve Miller
Via email requests@muckrock.com

Dear Mr. Miller:

This will respond to your October 5, 2015 email in which, pursuant to Ch.
119, F.S., you make the following request for public records:

1. All emails, corresponding attachments, texts and letters or other
forms of communication sent to (to:, cc: or bcc:) or from Pam Bondi
(or any person who communicates on her behalf or on behalf of the
office of the state Attorney General) where the email contains any of
the following keywords in the subject or body: "medicinal"
"marijuana" "med" "ballot issue" “herbalife” “supplement” and
“drugs.” Please limit responsive emails to those sent and received
between 01/01/2015 and the date this request is processed.
2. All emails received by the office of the Attorney General from the
public including the terms “medicinal marijuana” and “marijuana”
between January 1, 2015 and the date this request is processed
3. Copies of all cease and desist orders filed by the state Attorney
General’s office in the state of Florida between 01/01/2014 and the
date this request is processed.
4. A copy of the calendar(s) with events maintained by the office of Pam
Bondi and used as reference for the daily agenda of Attorney General
Bondi for the months of January, February, March, April, May, June,
July, August, and September of this year. Please included any
amendments to the calendar made during or after the respective month.
5. All emails sent from the email address pam.bondi@myfloridalegal.com
on February 25, 2014.

Our office has located the following records which may be responsive to
your requests:

1. Using the key words “medical marijuana” we have located 98 pages of
emails. A search using the words “medicinal marijuana” and “med” did
not yield any results. The other terms are overly broad and will
result in a great number of emails that will not necessarily be
responsive to your request. We can perform those searches if you are
willing to pay the fees associated with the review of a great number
of emails that may not be related to the topic of medical marijuana.
A review of the 98 pages of emails referenced above will require one
hour of staff time at a rate of $19.29 per hour to review these
records for any exempt materials.
2. Using the key words “medicinal marijuana” we found 2 records, using
the key words “medical marijuana” we found 21 records and using the
key word “marijuana” we located 73 records. It will require 2 hours
of staff time at a rate of $19.29 per hour for a total of $38.58 to
review these records for any exempt materials.
3. We have nothing responsive to this request.
4. The Attorney General’s scheduler is able to provide a copy of the
weekly calendar. There are 41 weeks that will have to reviewed and
redacted. It will require 5 hours of staff time at a rate of $40.87
per hour for a total of $204.35 to complete this review. Should you
require additional information regarding a particular day or event,
we are happy to provide that to you but, to contain your costs, we
have not done so during this first production.
5. We have nothing responsive to this request.

If you wish to receive a copy of the records described above, please remit
a check in the amount of $262.22 made payable to the Department of Legal
Affairs (No credit cards or C.O.D.) to cover the cost of copying and
mailing the record. You may send the check to my attention at the
following address: PL 01, The Capitol, 400 South Monroe Street,
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0150. Once payment has been received, we will begin
processing your request.

Please note that if our office does not receive a response within thirty
(30) days from the date of this letter, we will close your request as
non-responsive. Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not
hesitate to contact our office at 850-245-0140.

Sincerely,

Leslie Jacobs
Public Records Coordinator
Office of the Attorney General
PL 01, The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050
(850) 245-0140(o)
(850) 487-2564 (f)

Steve,

I understand Leslie was assisting you with the public records request you
made through MuckRock. We receive a lot of public records request and in
order to fulfill them all in a timely manner, Leslie handles requests from
citizens and our communications office assists with requests from the
media.

Leslie has updated me on the status of your request and provided me with
the emails you are seeking. She and I reviewed the emails and even though
there is nearly 100 pages, they appear to mostly be news stories and do not
need redacting. Since we were able to make this determination quickly, and
no further review is necessary, we do not need payment for these records.

(See attached file: medical marijuana emails.pdf)

If you have any further question, please let me know.

Thank you,

Whitney Ray
Director of Media Relations
Office of the Attorney General
The Capitol, Suite PL-01
Tallahassee, Fla. 32399-1050
Office: 850-245-0150

From: Leslie Jacobs/OAG
To: Gerald Whitney Ray/OAG@OAG
Date: 11/02/2015 12:35 PM
Subject: medicinal marijuana emails

Leslie Jacobs
Office of the Attorney General
PL 01, The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050
(850) 245-0192(o)
(850) 487-2564 (f)

We provided the requested documents to the requestor on Nov. 2, as
indicated in the email chain you sent.

Whitney Ray
Director of Media Relations
Office of the Attorney General
The Capitol, Suite PL-01
Tallahassee, Fla. 32399-1050
Office: 850-245-0150

From: requests@muckrock.com
To: Whitney.Ray@myfloridalegal.com
Cc: Leslie.Jacobs@myfloridalegal.com,
Kylie.Mason@myfloridalegal.com
Date: 11/18/2015 05:00 AM
Subject: RE: Sunshine Law Request: Emails and other records from Fla. AG
Pam Bondi

November 18, 2015
Florida Attorney General

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 5, 2015. Please let me know
when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is
needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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