Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is again lashing out at marijuana legalization as voters prepare to decide on a ballot initiative in November, warning that the reform would negatively impact quality of life in the state. The governor, who has mocked legalization repeatedly in a series of recent comments, signaled that he may be taking on a more active role in the effort to defeat the cannabis reform as Election Day approaches.
“We’ll be getting involved in different ways on those initiatives,” he said remarks Tuesday about the marijuana ballot measure and a separate proposal on abortion rights.
The comments came as the governor announced the start of the state’s “Freedom Month” tax holiday.
“It’s like, OK, we have medical marijuana in Florida,” DeSantis said, appearing to call into question whether registered patients in the state truly need cannabis products. “I’m not saying none of them are legit, but some of them, clearly they’re doing it to get the card.”
“Why would we want to have more?” the governor asked. “You want to walk down the street here and smell it? Do you want to…not be able to take your family out to dinner because you’re worried about it?”
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