“I do not support recreational marijuana. I think the current regulatory system around medicinal use is fine.”
By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix
The issue of whether Florida should legalize recreational cannabis went away as a significant campaign issue earlier this year after Smart & Safe Florida, the organization behind an initiative to put it back before voters this November, fell short of the nearly 880,000 verified petition signatures required to qualify for the statewide ballot.
That failure came a year-and-a-half after nearly 56 percent of Floridians voted to legalize adult use of recreational marijuana on the November 2024 ballot, a clear majority but short of the 60 percent required for passage.
While it’s not something voters will decide this year, Floridians might want to know where their candidates for statewide office stand.
Speaking during a “Business Women for Byron” campaign event Tuesday at the Getaway, a waterfront restaurant and Tiki bar in St. Petersburg, the first question asked by an audience member to GOP gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds was his position on the topic.
“I do not support recreational marijuana,” Donalds replied. “I think the current regulatory system around medicinal use is fine.”
Donalds has previously acknowledged that he was arrested for
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