The campaign behind a marijuana legalization ballot measure in Florida released a new ad in support of Amendment 3 this week, arguing that cannabis currently available on the state’s illicit market is dangerously unregulated. “Most Florida marijuana is illegal, produced by criminals and can be laced with dangerous drugs like fentanyl,” a woman says, described […]| Marijuana Moment
The governor of Florida is reportedly planning to veto a bill that would ban consumable hemp-derived cannabinoid products such as delta-8 THC, apparently because he’s hoping the hemp industry will help finance a campaign opposing a marijuana legalization initiative on the state’s November ballot. As Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) prepares to step up his push […]| Marijuana Moment
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) says he would “respect the decisions that states make” on marijuana legalization if he’s elected president, despite his personal view that the reform has a “negative impact.” At a campaign event in Iowa on Saturday, the 2024 Republican presidential candidate briefly shared how he would navigate the growing state legalization […]| Marijuana Moment
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) says a marijuana legalization initiative will be on the state’s November ballot, predicting a favorable legal outcome for activists in the Supreme Court in the face of a challenge from the attorney general who is seeking to block the vote. Days before dropping out of the race for the 2024 […]| Marijuana Moment
Following an effort to attract more military veteran supporters of marijuana legalization, the campaign behind a Florida ballot measure to legalize adult-use cannabis—Amendment 3—is beginning to feature more veterans in media outreach. Smart and Safe Florida, the organization backing the initiative, announced last month that it’s working to form a coalition of veterans to build […]| Marijuana Moment
Two in three Florida voters, including a majority of Republicans, support a marijuana legalization initiative that’s on the November ballot, a new Fox News poll finds. In fact, the cannabis measure is more popular among voters than is Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who is campaigning against it. The survey found that 66 percent of voters […]| Marijuana Moment
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