Companies that sell products containing intoxicating THC – but under the guise that it’s federally legal hemp – are bankrolling Florida’s governor’s quest to defeat an adult-use marijuana legalization measure.
That’s according to a Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times analysis of campaign contributions to a political action committee controlled by Gov. Ron DeSantis that found at least eight examples of Florida Republicans accepting money from businesses selling intoxicating products.
ADVERTISEMENT
Florida voters on Tuesday will decide on state constitutional Amendment 3, which would legalize adult-use cannabis sales in the state, beginning at existing medical marijuana treatment centers.
Trulieve’s growing contributions
The biggest presence in Florida’s existing $2 billion medical market is Tallahassee-based marijuana multistate operator Trulieve Cannabis Corp.
Trulieve is also far and above the
Read full article on Marijuana Business Daily
