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The Republican Party of Florida’s Executive Board last weekend unanimously passed a resolution opposing the state’s cannabis legalization amendment that voters will consider in November.
The cannabis ballot question, Amendment 3, seeks to legalize the possession and use of cannabis by adults aged 21+ and would allow medical dispensaries to begin serving adult-use customers. Republicans also formally stated their opposition to Amendment 4, which seeks to enshrine the right to abortion access in the state’s constitution.
Both ballot proposals are constitutional amendments, which will require at least 60% voter support to pass.
“Floridians are confident that their legislature has been passing laws that reflect the priorities of our state. Amendments 3 and 4 are unnecessary attempts by an increasingly shrinking minority who know the only way to win support for their radical agenda is to confuse and mislead the electorate.” — Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power, in a press release
Polling data from last September put public support for cannabis legalization at 60% — the exact threshold for victory at the ballot box — but another survey in April regarding November’s legalization vote found just 49% of respondents saying they would vote “yes” on the issue.
In the press release, Power suggested the ballot measures were funded by “outside dark money groups … looking to promote their far-left ideology by attempting to confuse Florida voters.” The legalization campaign, however, has been primarily funded by Florida‘s own Trulieve, a multistate cannabis operator the state’s largest medical cannabis operator.
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Florida GOP Announces Opposition to Cannabis Legalization Amendment
PRESS RELEASE
Florida GOP Takes Stance On November Constitutional Amendments
At its quarterly meeting on Saturday, the Republican Party of Florida Executive Board unanimously passed a resolution opposing amendments 3 (recreational marijuana) and 4 (abortion up until birth) and supporting the balance of the Constitutional amendments that will appear on the 2024 ballot.
“Floridians are confident that their legislature has been passing laws that reflect the priorities of our state. Amendments 3 and 4 are unnecessary attempts by an increasingly shrinking minority who know the only way to win support for their radical agenda is to confuse and mislead the electorate,” said Chairman Power.
“In addition, the Republican Party of Florida supports the legislature’s desire to make school board races partisan, create a constitutional right to hunt and fish, and eliminate the taxpayer burden of public campaign financing,” Chairman Power continued.
Lastly, Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power stated, “The Florida Democrats are a dead carcass on the side of the road, but outside dark money groups are looking to promote their far-left ideology by attempting to confuse Florida voters. The Florida GOP stands ready to correct the record and defeat the radical left while enshrining in our Constitution more rights for our citizens.”
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