NOV 6, 2024 Austin Purinton, 24, left, and Jade Long, 22, attend an Amendment 3 watch party at Bunker Hemp Dispensary in Tampa, Florida on November 5, 2024. Photo: Getty Images A ballot measure to legalize the recreational sale and use of marijuana in Florida failed to pass late Tuesday...
MIAMI — In November, voters will be able to decide whether recreational marijuana will be available in Florida to anyone 21 or older. CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede talks to the CEO of Trulieve, the cannabis company that spent $40 million to gather the signatures to get the measur...
However, opponents of the amendment, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, argue that it will help Florida's "monopoly" of licensed medical marijuana companies to sell recreational pot, and lead to unregulated drug use, make driving under the influence more dangerous, hurt youth and increa...
Donald Trump on Saturday signaled his backing for a ballot initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida, where he resides. "Whether people like it or not," the Republican presidential candidate said on his Truth Social platform, "this will happen." The decriminalization of ...
Nov. 5, 2024, was a tough day for cannabis legalization supporters. Recreationallegalization ballot questions in Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota all failed. Two medical measures passed in Nebraska butface legal challengesover the validity of the signatures required to get the measures on the...
Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers discusses the medical marijuana company's product and packaging safety standards at an event in support of Amendment 3, a ballot initiative which would legalize the recreational use of pot in Florida for adults 21 years old and older, Wednesday, Oct. 23,...
Likewise, another proposed amendment, this one to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the state of Florida, also was defeated, failing to secure the necessary 60% vote. Four additional states had marijuana legalization measures on the ballot this year, according toBallotpedia. ...
Nikki Fried, chair of the Florida Democratic Party, acknowledged passing both Amendment 4 and another initiative on recreational marijuana — in addition to breaking Republicans' supermajority in the Legislature — would be a “huge win” since DeSantis is staunchly op...
Democrats believe young Florida voters will go to the polls in November because of the abortion and marijuana measures on the ballot.
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