The administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a sworn enemy of marijuana legalization, is roping county elections officials into “a political war” to halt an adult-use cannabis measure, one critic said.
And the state’s continued efforts to halt marijuana legalization come amid recent polling that shows voter support flagging beneath the 60% threshold required for Florida, the country’s biggest medical-only market, to finally transition to adult use.
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Smart & Safe Florida, a ballot initiative campaign funded by Tallahassee-headquartered marijuana multistate operator Trulieve Cannabis Corp., is mounting another effort to qualify legalization for the 2026 ballot.
A 2024 effort fell short despite an endorsement from President Donald Trump, then the Republican Party’s presidential nominee.
In this cycle, DeSantis officials are throwing everything
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