The lawsuit filed by Trulieve also accused the owners of two Fort Myers-based television stations of running a “demonstrably false” ad.

Florida’s largest medical-marijuana company filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday accusing the state Republican Party of launching an “intentionally deceptive campaign” to mislead voters about a

Trulieve is the main money source behind the ballot initiative, providing about $92.8 million of the nearly $101.4 million in cash and in-kind contributions made to the Smart & Safe Florida political committee, which is sponsoring the proposal. State Republican Chairman Evan Power fired back Wednesday against the company.