A Tale of Two Amendments
According to BallotPedia, “160 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 41 states for elections in 2024.” All but 13 of these will be on the November 5 ballot.
Although there are six ballot measures in my state of Florida, most of the media attention has been on just two of them. Amendment 3 legalizes the recreational use of marijuana. Amendment 4 provides for a state constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability. A 60 percent supermajority vote of approval is required to pass a constitutional amendment in Florida.
The recreational use of marijuana is now legal in 24 states and the District of Columbia. In fourteen instances, this was done via a ballot measure. Florida voters approved legalizing medical marijuana in 2016.
The ballot summary of Amendment 3 reads:
Allows adults 21 years or older to possess, purchase, or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical personal consumption by smoking, ingestion, or otherwise; allows Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers, and other state licensed entities, to acquire, cultivate, process, manufacture, sell, and distribute such products and accessories. Applies to Florida law; does not change, or immunize violations of, federal law. Establishes possession limits for personal use. Allows consistent legislation. Defines terms. Provides effective date.
Donald Trump has expressed support for the amendment while Gov. Ron DeSantis a
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