Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is claiming that if voters approve a marijuana legalization initiative at the ballot this November, people “will be able to bring 20 joints to an elementary school”—and he again complained about the prevalent odor of cannabis that he says would result from the reform.
“Even if you have no interest in marijuana, marijuana will have an interest in you,” he said at a press conference on Wednesday.
In the latest alarmist comments from the governor—who recently launched a political action committee called the “Florida Freedom Fund” to oppose the marijuana proposal—DeSantis said the reform will provide for “no penalties for use or possession, civil, criminal, anything.”
“I think it’s going to be very difficult for businesses to operate without that infringing on them,” he said.
“I think you’re going to see people—you will be able to bring 20 joints to an elementary school,” he asserted, baselessly. “Is that really going to be good for the state of Florida? I don’t think so.”
DeSantis also reprised his claim that, if the marijuana legalization proposal is approved, cities such as Tampa “will smell like marijuana.”
“Like when you go outside, it will [smell] because [the initiative is]
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