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Florida Amendment 3,[1] officially titled "Adult Personal Use of Marijuana" (Florida initiative 22-05), is a voter initiative that will appear on the 2024 ballot. It would amend the state constitution to legalize cannabis in the state of Florida.[2]
History
The initiative was registered with authorities around August 2022 for signature collection and assigned initiative number 22-05. To qualify for the ballot, 891,589 valid signatures were required. By December 1, 2022, it had gotten 53,982 signatures.[3] With 294,037 validated signatures by early 2023, an automatic state supreme court legal review was triggered.[4][5] 635,961 signatures were validated by the Florida Secretary of State as of April 4,[6] and there were 841,130 validated signatures by May 1.[7] Around June 1, the Florida Division of Elections validated 967,528 signatures – enough for the measure to qualify for the 2024 ballot.[8][9] The Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling on April 1, 2024 that the initiative would appear on the November general ballot.[10]
Support and opposition
- Individuals
- John Morgan, lawyer and founder of Morgan & Morgan (Independent)[11]
- U.S. Senators
- Rick Scott, U.S. Senator from Florida (2019–present) (Republican)[12]
- Local officials
- Esteban Bovo, mayor of Hialeah (Republican)[13]
- Organizations
Hialeah mayor Esteban Bovo voice opposition to the amendment, saying "this amendment threatens to undermine the laws we've upheld and the safety of our residents".[13]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
For[b] | Against | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Research for Fox News | June 1–4, 2024 | 1,075 (RV) | ± 3% | 66% | 32% | 2% |
| Cherry Communications (R)[A] | April 28 – May 7, 2024 | 609 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 58% | 37% | 5% |
| Florida Atlantic University/Mainstreet Research | April 15–17, 2024 | 865 (A) | ± 3.3% | 47% | 35% | 18% |
| USA Today/IPSOS | April 5–7, 2024 | 1,014 (A) | ± 4.1% | 56% | 40% | 4% |
| University of North Florida | November 6–26, 2023 | 716 (RV) | ± 4.37% | 67% | 28% | 5% |
Notes
- Partisan clients
- ^ Poll sponsored by the Florida Chamber of Commerce
See also
References
- ^ Neely, Samantha (April 2, 2024). "Florida Supreme Court OKs marijuana amendment for 2024 ballot. What is recreational weed?". The News-Press. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ "Adult Personal Use of Marijuana - Constitutional Amendment Full Text" (PDF). Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ Call, James (December 1, 2022). "Trulieve spending big on Florida recreational ballot measure". Tallahassee Democrat. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ Lewis, Victoria (August 9, 2022). "Florida recreational marijuana initiative hopes to land on 2024 ballot". WPTV. Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ Kam, Dara (February 3, 2023). "A Florida recreational marijuana proposal clears its initial hurdle". WUSF (FM). Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ "Florida recreational marijuana proposal tops 635,000 signatures". News Service of Florida. April 5, 2023. Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via WINK-TV.
- ^ Mitchell, Jackie (May 2, 2023). "Florida marijuana legalization initiative has 94% of signatures needed to appear on 2024 ballot". Ballotpedia.
- ^ "Florida Cannabis Activists Gather Enough Signatures To Put Legalization On 2024 Ballot". Benzinga. June 1, 2023.
- ^ Ritchie, Bruce (June 1, 2023). "Florida recreational marijuana effort clears crucial hurdle". Politico.
- ^ Benson, Chris. "Florida high court approves November ballot questions on abortion, adult-use marijuana". UPI – via MSN.
- ^ Ogles, Jacob (May 29, 2024). "John Morgan lights up Florida fight for medical marijuana, endorses Amendment 3". Florida Politics. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ Matat, Stephany (June 8, 2024). "Florida Sen. Rick Scott says he'll vote against recreational pot after brother's death". AP News. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Molina, Daniel (April 18, 2024). "Bovo Opposes Amendment 3 Legalizing Marijuana". The Floridian.
- ^ Molina, Daniel (May 7, 2024). "Florida Republicans Officially Oppose Amendment 3". The Floridian. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
External links
- Initiative 22-05 at Florida elections full text and other official information
- Florida Amendment 3, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2024) at Ballotpedia
This page was last edited on 8 June 2024, at 11:43