Miami Herald Endorses Florida Cannabis Legalization, Highlights Failed Drug War, Revenue Potential
The Miami Herald, one of Florida’s oldest newspapers and recipient of 24 Pulitzer Prizes endorsed the state’s cannabis legalization initiative, known as Amendment 3, which will go before voters on Nov. 5.
“For more than half a century, America has been fighting a war on drugs that most people agree has failed. It focused too often on street arrests of young people of color who spent years in prison for small amounts of marijuana while violent cartels bringing in opioids, cocaine and fentanyl – among the most dangerous drugs – continued doing business,” wrote the newspaper’s editorial board on Tuesday.
“Now Floridians have a chance to help police direct their resources to where they will matter more – to combat killer drugs – and allow the legal use …