Now the real work begins.

The measure to legalize medical marijuana in Florida did not pass, falling just two percent shy of the needed 60 percent.

But supporters of the measure say they will continue their efforts.

Moriah Barnhart, an Amendment 2 supporter and mother of a 4-year-old daughter battling cancer, was outspoken during the campaign about the need for legalization of medical marijuana.

"Now the real fight begins," said Barnhart, who added that marijuana use has aided her daughter. "The patients and parents of critically ill children have to come together and see this fight through till the end."

Amendment 2 supporters say the Yes on 2 campaign sent a strong message to Tallahassee and they want the legislature to take up the issue next session.

"For those of us that are suffering and watching our children suffer, it was more so an acknowledgment that our neighbors understand and that our neighbors are standing along side us," Barnhart said. "And the feeling that we are alone in this fight from the very beginning of diagnosis on is one of the hardest parts about it. So this kind of just adds to that pain."

The local face of the Amendment 2 movement, attorney John Morgan spent $5 million on efforts to get the measure passed. Organizers say Morgan will again be key in attempts to keep the measure on the ballot in 2016.