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2024 Florida Amendment 3

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2024 Florida Amendment 3
2024
Adult Personal Use of Marijuana

Florida Amendment 3,[1] officially titled "Adult Personal Use of Marijuana" (Florida initiative 22-05), is a voter initiative that will appear on the 2024 ballot. It would amend the state constitution to legalize cannabis in the state of Florida.[2]

History

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The initiative was registered with authorities around August 2022 for signature collection and assigned initiative number 22-05. To qualify for the ballot, 891,589 valid signatures were required. By December 1, 2022, it had gotten 53,982 signatures.[3] With 294,037 validated signatures by early 2023, an automatic state supreme court legal review was triggered.[4][5] 635,961 signatures were validated by the Florida Secretary of State as of April 4,[6] and there were 841,130 validated signatures by May 1.[7] Around June 1, the Florida Division of Elections validated 967,528 signatures – enough for the measure to qualify for the 2024 ballot.[8][9] The Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling on April 1, 2024 that the initiative would appear on the November general ballot.[10]

Support and opposition

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Yes
Sheriffs
State legislators
Individuals
Organizations
No
U.S. senators
  • Rick Scott, U.S. Senator from Florida (2019–present) (Republican)[16]
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
Local officials
Organizations

Hialeah mayor Esteban Bovo voice opposition to the amendment, saying "this amendment threatens to undermine the laws we've upheld and the safety of our residents".[19]

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		For[b] Against Undecided
Florida Atlantic University/Mainstreet Research August 10–11, 2024 1,055 (RV) ± 3.0% 56% 29% 15%
Suffolk University / USA Today August 7–11, 2024 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 63% 33% 3%
University of North Florida July 24–27, 2024 774 (LV) ± 4.6% 64% 31% 5%
Beacon Research for Fox News June 1–4, 2024 1,075 (RV) ± 3% 66% 32% 2%
Cherry Communications (R)[A] April 28 – May 7, 2024 609 (LV) ± 4.0% 58% 37% 5%
Florida Atlantic University/Mainstreet Research April 15–17, 2024 865 (A) ± 3.3% 47% 35% 18%
USA Today/IPSOS April 5–7, 2024 1,014 (A) ± 4.1% 56% 40% 4%
University of North Florida November 6–26, 2023 716 (RV) ± 4.37% 67% 28% 5%

Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ 60% approval is required for a Florida constitutional amendment
Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll sponsored by the Florida Chamber of Commerce

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Neely, Samantha (April 2, 2024). "Florida Supreme Court OKs marijuana amendment for 2024 ballot. What is recreational weed?". The News-Press. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Adult Personal Use of Marijuana - Constitutional Amendment Full Text" (PDF). Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Call, James (December 1, 2022). "Trulieve spending big on Florida recreational ballot measure". Tallahassee Democrat. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  4. ^ Lewis, Victoria (August 9, 2022). "Florida recreational marijuana initiative hopes to land on 2024 ballot". WPTV. Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  5. ^ Kam, Dara (February 3, 2023). "A Florida recreational marijuana proposal clears its initial hurdle". WUSF (FM). Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "Florida recreational marijuana proposal tops 635,000 signatures". News Service of Florida. April 5, 2023. Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via WINK-TV.
  7. ^ Mitchell, Jackie (May 2, 2023). "Florida marijuana legalization initiative has 94% of signatures needed to appear on 2024 ballot". Ballotpedia.
  8. ^ "Florida Cannabis Activists Gather Enough Signatures To Put Legalization On 2024 Ballot". Benzinga. June 1, 2023.
  9. ^ Ritchie, Bruce (June 1, 2023). "Florida recreational marijuana effort clears crucial hurdle". Politico.
  10. ^ Benson, Chris. "Florida high court approves November ballot questions on abortion, adult-use marijuana". UPI – via MSN.
  11. ^ Young, Morris (July 17, 2024). "OPINION Why this sheriff supports Amendment 3". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  12. ^ Sexton, Christine (July 31, 2024). "Top Republican Joe Gruters breaks ranks, supports making pot legal for adults". Florida Politics. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  13. ^ Ogles, Jacob (May 29, 2024). "John Morgan lights up Florida fight for medical marijuana, endorses Amendment 3". Florida Politics. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  14. ^ @RogerJStoneJr (August 10, 2014). "I will vote YES on Amendment 3 in Florida..." (Tweet) – via Twitter. {{Cite tweet}}: |date= / |number= mismatch (help)
  15. ^ "Recreational Marijuana Initiative Launched". Trulieve. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  16. ^ Matat, Stephany (June 8, 2024). "Florida Sen. Rick Scott says he'll vote against recreational pot after brother's death". AP News. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  17. ^ Sexton, Christine (August 12, 2024). "Matt Gaetz says he opposes proposed amendment legalizing marijuana for adults". Florida Politics. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  18. ^ WESH (July 10, 2024). "Gov. Ron DeSantis opposes legalizing recreational marijuana despite voter support". WESH. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  19. ^ a b Molina, Daniel (April 18, 2024). "Bovo Opposes Amendment 3 Legalizing Marijuana". The Floridian.
  20. ^ Sexton, Christine (July 30, 2024). "Just say no: Florida Sheriffs Association takes position opposing recreational marijuana amendment". Florida Politics. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  21. ^ Molina, Daniel (May 7, 2024). "Florida Republicans Officially Oppose Amendment 3". The Floridian. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
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