DeSantis-Backed Anti-Cannabis PACs ‘Blew Through’ $116K At Fundraiser, While Pro-Pot Group Holds $90M War Chest
A six-figure campaign event at a luxury Georgia resort aimed at opposing Florida’s cannabis and abortion amendments ended up losing money rather than generating a profit.
What Happened: The Ron DeSantis-affiliated Florida Freedom Fund, formed in late-May with the stated goal of defeating cannabis legalization and restoring abortion access, “blew through nearly $116,000 between Aug. 31 and Sept. 6, even though it raised just over $41,000 in the same time,” reported Florida Politics. Most of that, about $115,000, went to cover costs at the Ritz-Carlton in Georgia. This spending constitutes over a third of the campaign’s total expenditures since it launched.
The cannabis legalization initiative, known as Amendment 3, is set to go before Florida voters in the upcoming November elections.
Despite the lavish spending, the committee raised just over $41,000 during the same period, marking the …