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Florida Rejects Adult-Use; Measure 3 Fails to Reach 60%; Other States Report

November 6, 2024
Tom Hymes
Florida, Nebraska, News & Insights, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas
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In addition to the presidential race and all the down ballot state races that were decided Tuesday, voters in Florida, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas also made their voices heard on state and local marijuana-related ballot measures. As…

Kim Rivers wants to legalize marijuana in Florida. She has to beat Ron DeSantis first.

November 1, 2024
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Kim Rivers, the CEO of Florida’s largest medical marijuana company, has bet that she can beat Gov. Ron DeSantis in his own state. TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Ron DeSantis has bet big on trying to defeat Florida’s recreational marijuana initiative. And…

Cannabis on the Ballot, November 4: Florida, Nebraska, the Dakotas

October 29, 2024
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Florida, Nebraska, North Dakota, Policy & Legal, South Dakota
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By Vince Sliwoski, Managing Partner Harris Sliwoski Election Day is next Monday, November 4. I have plenty of thoughts! Today I’ll stay in my lane, though, and focus on the cannabis state ballot measures. The voting states this time around…

Cannabis firm backing recreational marijuana amendment sues Republican Party, TV stations

October 3, 2024
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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 proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana. With voting by mail already…

DeSantis in middle of Florida feud pitting marijuana against hemp

August 25, 2024
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Voters in Florida will soon decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana. DeSantis is against it and getting support from an unlikely ally: the hemp industry. Brandon Gomes’sdispensary sells tropical flavored gummies and smokable hemp under names like Ice Cream Cake…

Effort to defeat marijuana ballot question gets $12M boost from Florida billionaire

Ken Griffin, the Republican billionaire who donated more than $10 million to support Gov. Ron DeSantis’ gubernatorial races, said he has put forward $12 million to defeat Florida’s recreational marijuana amendment. Amendment 3, which will be on the ballot in…

Police groups oppose Florida recreational weed. Supporters say prohibition drains money

As law enforcement groups come out against Florida's recreational marijuana ballot measure, supporters say the current prohibition has far too great "cops and courts" costs. “We believe that passage of Constitutional Amendment 3 “Adult Use of Marijuana” – otherwise known as recreational…

Meet the ‘conservative pot smokers’ voting to legalize marijuana in Florida

Sam, 43, of Orlando, has voted Republican in every election since 2000 and describes herself as an evangelical Christian. She also smokes pot. The first time Mike Pappas, 37, could legally vote after a marijuana conviction, he voted for Donald…

Florida Marijuana Legalization Bid Headed To Victory, Polls Suggest

Two recent polls show that Amendment 3, the ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida, is likely to win enough votes to pass in the November general election. The surveys suggest an increase in voter support for the cannabis…

DeSantis moving toward vetoing bill that would regulate sale of cannabis products in Florida

At the same time Governor Ron DeSantis has come out against a constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana in Florida, he is likely to throw an unexpected lifeline to the hemp industry by vetoing a bill that would regulate and limit the sale of cannabis…

Why Florida medical marijuana companies are pushing so hard for recreational pot

As legal marijuana dispensaries hope Floridians vote in November to allow recreational weed, they face a troubling trend: Right now, their flow of new customers is drying up. The state’s medical marijuana industry is stagnating, data shows. Experts say a slowdown in…

Pot Industry High on Florida’s Marijuana Legalization Referendum

Voters will now get to decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana in a state that has a well-established medical pot marketplace. When the Florida Supreme Court earlier this month approved a November referendum on legalizing marijuana in the Sunshine State, it set off celebrations around the…

Florida Supreme Court gives voters final say on recreational marijuana

In a blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Florida conservatives opposed to the measure, the state's Supreme Court on Monday approved a recreational marijuana constitutional amendment for the November 2024 statewide ballot. The proposal, known as Amendment 3, will legalize the "non-medical…

If FL Supreme Court approves cannabis ballot language, will voters go for recreational weed or not?

The long wait on whether Floridians will get a chance to vote to legalize recreational cannabis for adults 21 and older is almost over, as the Florida Supreme Court is on a hard deadline to rule on the proposed constitutional…

DeSantis said Florida will have a ‘big problem’ with weed smell if marijuana law passes

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said recreational marijuana is likely on its way to legalization but added that the smell is a "big problem" in legal states. As the Florida Supreme Court considers allowing a recreational marijuana legalization measure to appear on November’s ballot, DeSantis has stated his…

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