Recreational marijuana going on November ballot

A divided Florida Supreme Court approved placing the proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot.

  • By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida
  • | 6:28 p.m. April 1, 2024
Florida voters will decide in November whether to allow recreational use of marijuana. File photo by The News Service of Florida
Florida voters will decide in November whether to allow recreational use of marijuana. File photo by The News Service of Florida
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TALLAHASSEE — A divided Florida Supreme Court on Monday approved placing on the November ballot a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at allowing recreational use of marijuana.

Trulieve, the state’s largest medical-marijuana company, has spent more than $40 million on the effort to get the proposed constitutional amendment before voters.

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office urged the court to reject the measure, arguing it would be misleading to voters and was not limited to a single subject as required by Florida law.

 

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