Attorney General James Uthmeier has formally submitted a proposed recreational marijuana constitutional amendment to the Florida Supreme Court, setting the stage for a judicial review of the ballot initiative.

Justices will hear oral arguments on the marijuana proposal on Feb. 5, according to a schedule posted on the court's website Thursday.

The political committee Smart & Safe Florida is sponsoring the proposal to allow recreational marijuana and has far exceeded the 220,016 petition signatures required to trigger the crucial Supreme Court review.

After receiving notification from Secretary of State Cord Byrd last month, Uthmeier on Wednesday took the step of seeking an opinion from the Supreme Court about the measure.