Ron DeSantis Says Florida Supreme Court Should ‘Not Have Allowed’ Cannabis Legalization Initiative On Ballot
Gov. Ron DeSantis told a Florida Sheriffs’ Association conference on Tuesday that the state’s cannabis legalization initiative, known as Amendment 3, is more sweeping than what the ballot summary indicates and the courts should have kept it off the ballot.
“When you read the summary, it doesn’t tell you really what the amendment says. That’s why it should not have been allowed on the ballot. I mean, the court’s job is to not allow things on the ballot if the summary is not an accurate reflection,” said DeSantis told the Sheriffs organization, according to the News Service of Florida.
In April, the Florida Supreme Court approved the recreational marijuana constitutional amendment, for which voters will decide in the November 2024 elections.
As he did at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee when he railed against Amendment 3, DeSantis …