A Democratic congresswoman who recently said she was on the fence about whether she’d vote for a Florida marijuana legalization ballot initiative this November has officially given the measure her endorsement.
Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) said in a press release on Thursday that she’s “taken a closer look at Amendment 3 and will support it.”
“Safe lab-tested marijuana will save lives and put an end to outdated laws that ruin people’s lives for merely possessing or consuming small amounts of marijuana,” she said.
This comes about a week after Frankel told Marijuana Moment at the Democratic National Convention that she wasn’t “really an expert” on the issue and would need to look at the specifics of the initiative before deciding, adding that her primary concern is impaired driving. However, she did concede at the time that the campaign’s ads urging support for the measure have been “very good.”
Now the congresswoman, who has twice voted in favor of federal marijuana legalization bills on the House floor in 2020 and 2022, is on board with Amendment 3.
“We are honored to have support of Rep. Frankel, a significant signal that passing Amendment 3 is the best path forward for Floridians,” Morgan
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