Debate over recreational cannabis amendment gets contentious in Tampa

Will Florida become the 25th state in the country to legalize the recreational use of cannabis to adults 21 and over?

The proposal — listed as Amendment 3 on this year’s statewide ballot — needs 60% of support on Nov. 5 to become law, a formidable hurdle that supporters say has been exacerbated by the unprecedented use of state agencies to advocate against the proposal. (The DeSantis administration is doing the same thing to Amendment 4, the proposed abortion-rights amendment.)

In the latest state-funded PSA released via the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), three sheriffs make claims about the alleged harms of cannabis — included that using it leads to a greater risk of domestic violence.

“When we make home visits for domestic violence calls, they’re often associated with marijuana use,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says in the ad, which never references that the issue of legalizing cannabis is on the ballot next month.




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