After Marijuana Amendment Failed, New Bill Would Let Floridians Grow Medical Weed at Home

After Marijuana Amendment Failed, New Bill Would Let Floridians Grow Medical Weed at Home

Liv Caputo
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February 7, 2025
Medical marijuana patients may soon be allowed to grow weed at home, according to a new Florida bill filed by the same Republican who bucked party leaders to lead the charge on recreational marijuana. Sen. Joe Gruters, a top Trump ally, filed SB 546 in response to Gov. Ron DeSantis' statewide tour blasting a recreational […]
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Last Squeeze?—11.4.2024—Massive Florida GOP Turnout Deals Heavy Blow to Dems—Poll Shows Trump, Harris Surges—DeSantis vs. Marijuana—Much More...

Last Squeeze?—11.4.2024—Massive Florida GOP Turnout Deals Heavy Blow to Dems—Poll Shows Trump, Harris Surges—DeSantis vs. Marijuana—Much More...

Liv Caputo
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November 4, 2024
Even if 100% of FL Dems Vote Tomorrow, Just 45% of Remaining FL GOP Must Vote to Keep Turnout Lead Florida Republicans hold such a commanding voter registration and turnout lead over their Democrat counterparts that just 45% of their remaining electorate need vote tomorrow—even if 100% of Democrats...READ MORE   FL Rep. Anna Eskamani: […]
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'Slaughter This Amendment': DeSantis Admin Hosts Eleventh Event Against Ballot Measures

'Slaughter This Amendment': DeSantis Admin Hosts Eleventh Event Against Ballot Measures

Liv Caputo
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November 4, 2024
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday hosted his tenth and eleventh campaign events against Florida's ballot amendments, focusing today on a measure legalizing recreational marijuana that his administration argues should be "slaughtered." With just one day left until the election, DeSantis campaigned in Miami and Orlando alongside other state officials like Lieutenant Gov. Jeanette Nunez and […]
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Last Squeeze?—10.30.2024—Biden's 'Garbage' Comments Spark Uproar—DeSantis Calls 'BS' on Weed Amendment—Trump Leading in Poll Averages—Much More...

Last Squeeze?—10.30.2024—Biden's 'Garbage' Comments Spark Uproar—DeSantis Calls 'BS' on Weed Amendment—Trump Leading in Poll Averages—Much More...

Liv Caputo
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October 30, 2024
Biden 'Garbage' Comments Spark New Feud With Conservatives President Joe Biden’s comments during a video conference call in which he appears to call former President Donald Trump’s supporters “garbage” have incited controversy. “The only garbage I see floating...READ MORE     Rep. Anna Paulina Luna: "The American people want to live in a country where their constitutional rights are […]
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'We Don't Need Weed Money': FL Economy is too Good to Need Marijuana Industry, DeSantis Says

'We Don't Need Weed Money': FL Economy is too Good to Need Marijuana Industry, DeSantis Says

Liv Caputo
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October 30, 2024
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday touted Florida's leading economy as a top reason why voters should stomp out an amendment legalizing recreational marijuana, pointing out that the state's financial status is so good there's no need for additional "weed money" to buttress it. The Governor's comments happened at a West Palm Beach roundtable held to […]
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DeSantis Says 'It's BS': Because Medical Marijuana is Being Abused, Why Legalize All Weed?

DeSantis Says 'It's BS': Because Medical Marijuana is Being Abused, Why Legalize All Weed?

Liv Caputo
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October 30, 2024
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday questioned the need for legalized recreational marijuana when the state's medical weed program is already allegedly being taken advantage of. At his newest campaign event against a ballot initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana, called Amendment 3, the Florida Governor pointed out that nearly a million Floridians already have medical […]
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DeSantis Official Compiles List of who Doesn't Support Amendment 3 Days Before Election

DeSantis Official Compiles List of who Doesn't Support Amendment 3 Days Before Election

Liv Caputo
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October 25, 2024
After Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis rounded out five campaign events this week opposing a new measure legalizing weed, one of the Governor's top staffers has taken to social media to create and laud a list of who is voting "no" on the controversial, Trump-endorsed measure. While the Governor has eviscerated […]
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'Monstrosity and Trainwreck': DeSantis Hosts Fifth Campaign Event Against Ballot Amendments

'Monstrosity and Trainwreck': DeSantis Hosts Fifth Campaign Event Against Ballot Amendments

Liv Caputo
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October 25, 2024
As most of the state gears up for the newly opened early voting, Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off his fifth campaign event in one week against Florida's controversial ballot initiatives, slamming the proposed amendment to legalize marijuana as a "monstrosity" and "trainwreck" that will not pass. He spoke at a roundtable event with Surgeon General […]
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Casey DeSantis Worries FL Marijuana Amendment Will Cause Weed Black Markets

Casey DeSantis Worries FL Marijuana Amendment Will Cause Weed Black Markets

Liv Caputo
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October 25, 2024
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis warned against passing a proposed amendment legalizing marijuana because it will lead to weed black markets and a worsened fentanyl crisis, she worried. At her third campaign stop against the measure this week, called Amendment 3, DeSantis used many of the same points her husband, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, used […]
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Florida Marijuana Amendment Won't Punish a Weed Truck Running Over a Child, DeSantis Says

Florida Marijuana Amendment Won't Punish a Weed Truck Running Over a Child, DeSantis Says

Liv Caputo
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October 24, 2024
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday claimed that if a new marijuana amendment passes in November, the measure would legally protect a weed-carrying truck heading to a dispensary if it runs over a child. He blasted the initiative, called Amendment 3, at a Cape Coral press conference as a monopolized "weed cartel" that would allow the […]
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Pizzo to File Court Order Against Florida's Alleged Use of Taxpayer Dollars in Anti-Marijuana Campaign

Pizzo to File Court Order Against Florida's Alleged Use of Taxpayer Dollars in Anti-Marijuana Campaign

Liv Caputo
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October 4, 2024
Sen. Jason Pizzo, a Democrat firebrand and likely candidate for governor in 2026, will file a court order against the State of Florida for allegedly misusing taxpayer dollars to fund an advertisement opposing a ballot initiative legalizing recreational marijuana. In other words, for supposedly using Floridians’ money to campaign against the citizen-led referendum, called Amendment […]
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Vote No on 3's New Angle: A3 Bans Homegrown Weed, Imposes Corporate Control

Vote No on 3's New Angle: A3 Bans Homegrown Weed, Imposes Corporate Control

Liv Caputo
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October 1, 2024
In a new TV advertisement, the campaign against an amendment that would legalize recreational marijuana has taken up a novel criticism of the initiative: it doesn't let Floridians grow weed at home.  First propagated by Gov. Ron DeSantis' senior analyst Christina Pushaw on social media, the new angle blasts the citizen-led referendum, called Amendment 3, […]
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Florida Young Republicans Endorse Amendment 3 in Latest Blow to DeSantis

Florida Young Republicans Endorse Amendment 3 in Latest Blow to DeSantis

Liv Caputo
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September 10, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—The Florida Young Republicans broke ranks with Gov. Ron DeSantis Tuesday morning by throwing their support behind a recreational marijuana amendment backed by Democrats and former President Donald Trump ahead of the ABC Presidential Debate. "As champions of individual freedom, supporting Amendment 3 is the obvious choice for Florida Young Republicans. We're ready to […]
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Vote No on 3 Campaign Slams Gruters' Public Smoking Bill, Says It Wouldn't Fix Anything

Vote No on 3 Campaign Slams Gruters' Public Smoking Bill, Says It Wouldn't Fix Anything

Jackson Bakich
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August 20, 2024
State Senator Joe Gruters (R-FL) – a supporter of Amendment 3 which would legalize marijuana in the State of Florida – has introduced a bill that would ban the smoking of weed in public places. This legislation is drawing disapproval from the Vote No on 3 Campaign which argues his bill would be ineffective. “Gruters’ […]
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Hedge Fund CEO Ken Griffin Pledges $12 Million to Take Down Weed Amendment

Hedge Fund CEO Ken Griffin Pledges $12 Million to Take Down Weed Amendment

Liv Caputo
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August 2, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Billionaire and hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is pumping a massive $12 million into a campaign intent on defeating Florida's proposed recreational marijuana amendment. The Citadel CEO revealed his contribution to "Keep Florida Clean" in a Miami Herald op-ed, slamming the Amendment 3 ballot initiative as a "terrible plan" and warning that its passage […]
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'The Governor is Full of Sh*t': Cannabis Groups Slam DeSantis' Anti-Marijuana Comments

'The Governor is Full of Sh*t': Cannabis Groups Slam DeSantis' Anti-Marijuana Comments

Liv Caputo
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April 18, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Cannabis groups supporting Florida's recreational marijuana amendment blasted Governor Ron DeSantis for saying the measure will cause the state to smell like pot and allow people to smoke the drug outside of schools. "The Governor is full of shit for saying that," said Chris Cano, Executive Director for the Suncoast Chapter of NORML—a non-profit […]
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'If it Ain't Broke, Don't Fix it': DeSantis Slams Florida Marijuana Amendment

'If it Ain't Broke, Don't Fix it': DeSantis Slams Florida Marijuana Amendment

Liv Caputo
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April 17, 2024
HIALEAH GARDENS, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis fears Florida's proposed recreational marijuana amendment will not only cause the state to smell like pot but is too "over-broad" and will allow people to smoke the drug outside of schools. "The marijuana [amendment]  is written so broadly, you are not going to be able to restrict where people use […]
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Mast Introduces 'GRAM' Act to Allow Legal Marijuana Enjoyers to buy Firearms

Mast Introduces 'GRAM' Act to Allow Legal Marijuana Enjoyers to buy Firearms

Jackson Bakich
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April 21, 2023
Oftentimes in the Legislative Branch, lawmakers will introduce bills on the anniversary of an important day related to the bill’s text, and they might give it a funny or relatable acronym so that people will remember it. However, Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) might have outdone himself with this one. On April 20th (4/20), Rep. Mast […]
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