Two more congressional Republicans representing Florida have weighed in on the state’s marijuana legalization initiative that will be on the November ballot—with one predicting it will fail and another saying he remains undecided on the measure even after former President Donald Trump came out in support of it.
Meanwhile, the chair of Florida’s Democratic Party is laying out a framework for regulating cannabis that she thinks the legislature should enact if voters do approve the reform. That involves automatic expungements for prior marijuana convictions, taking steps to mitigate the risk of monopolization in the industry and directing tax revenue to Black communities and education.
Members of Florida’s GOP congressional delegation have shared mixed opinions about Amendment 3 in recent weeks, but with the party’s presidential nominee now backing the proposal, some have wondered whether that might move the needle, both among voters and lawmakers representing those constituents.
Speaking with The Dales Report this week, Rep. Laurel Lee (R-FL) said, “I don’t think it’ll pass, but you will find out in November,” arguing that the 60 percent threshold required to pass a constitutional amendment makes it unlikely that there will be enough voters to get it enacted.
The congresswoman added that,
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