{"id":2364828,"date":"2024-11-06T02:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T07:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-marijuana-legalization-policy-advocacy-group-celebrates-defeat-of-florida-amendment-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-06T02:02:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T07:02:17","slug":"anti-marijuana-legalization-policy-advocacy-group-celebrates-defeat-of-florida-amendment-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-marijuana-legalization-policy-advocacy-group-celebrates-defeat-of-florida-amendment-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-marijuana legalization policy advocacy group celebrates defeat of Florida amendment &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fanti-marijuana-legalization-policy-advocacy-group-celebrates-defeat-of-florida-amendment-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2364828&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports on the recent rejection of a marijuana legalization amendment (Amendment 3) \u2064by voters in Florida. The amendment aimed to allow recreational marijuana use for individuals \u2063aged 21 and older, permitting possession of \u2064up to three ounces and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">allowing medical\u2062 marijuana centers<\/a>\u200c to sell recreational\u200d cannabis. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-weed-lobbys-success-in-legalizing-pot-state-by-state-is-an-impressive-but-dangerous-feat\/\" title=\"The Weed Lobby\u2019s Success In Legalizing Pot State By State Is An Impressive But Dangerous Feat\">anti-legalization group<\/a>, Smart \u200cApproaches to Marijuana,\u2063 celebrated the election\u200d outcome,\u2064 with Executive \u2062Vice President Luke Niforatos emphasizing that voters prioritized family and public safety over corporate interests.\u2062 He noted that the trend of rejecting marijuana legalization \u2063is consistent across\u200c several states and\u2062 commended Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for opposing the initiative, claiming \u200cit contributed\u2063 to safety\u200c in families.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Anti-marijuana legalization policy advocacy group celebrates defeat of Florida amendment<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Voters in Florida rejected a bill on Tuesday that would have legalized recreational <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">marijuana<\/a> in the state.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Florida&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Florida_Amendment_3,_Marijuana_Legalization_Initiative_(2024)\">Amendment 3<\/a> would have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-legalizes-recreational-marijuana\/\" title=\"New York Legalizes Recreational Marijuana\">legalized recreational marijuana<\/a> use in the state for people who were at least 21 years old. It also would have permitted people to have three ounces of the drug in their possession without any legal repercussions. Additionally, any existing Medical Marijuana Treatment Center that sold marijuana for medicinal purposes would have also been permitted to sell marijuana for recreational use.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The policy advocacy group, Smart Approaches to Marijuana, was pleased with the results of the election in Florida.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Florida&rsquo;s voters chose families and public safety over getting bought off by a big corporate scam,&rdquo; Luke Niforatos, Executive Vice President of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;With four states across the country rejecting legalization, it&rsquo;s clear marijuana is a losing policy issue that voters have soured on. Gov. DeSantis was right to join us in leading the charge against marijuana in Florida and their families are safer for that effort.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/learnaboutsam.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SAM<\/a> is a self-described &ldquo;alliance of organizations and individuals dedicated to a health-first approach to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/recreational-marijuana-bill-clears-new-mexico-legislature\/\" title=\"Recreational marijuana bill clears New Mexico Legislature\">marijuana policy<\/a>.&rdquo; Its mission is to envision &ldquo;a society where marijuana policies are aligned with the scientific understanding of marijuana&rsquo;s harms, and the commercialization and normalization of marijuana are no more.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The bill had received support from former President Donald Trump earlier this year. Meanwhile, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) was a staunch opponent of Amendment 3. DeSantis urged voters to not support the bill.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;ll have implications for quality of life if it passes,&rdquo; DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tallahassee.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/11\/04\/desantis-veto-of-hemp-regs-clouds-florida-marijuana-amendment\/75972780007\/\">said<\/a> during a recent political event.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtsp.com\/article\/news\/politics\/elections\/flroida-marijuana-law-pass-amendment-3-weed-bill-election-update\/67-f66b9426-e04d-463f-a841-c5fdde18ebb5\"> 56% of voters<\/a> supported Amendment 3 while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3217472\/florida-voters-reject-marijuana-legalization-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">about 44.1% voted against it<\/a>. However, the bill needed approval from 60% of the state&rsquo;s voters in order to officially become law. Despite the failure of Amendment 3 to pass, people in Florida will still be able to use marijuana for medicinal purposes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the polls closed and efforts for Amendment 3 were defeated at the ballot box, DeSantis took to social media to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With polls now closed in Florida,&rdquo; DeSantis posted, &ldquo;Amendment 3 has failed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida voters reject Amendment 3, blocking marijuana legalization<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2364829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24142829956188.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[44455,44457,8059,44456,32076],"class_list":["post-2364828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-anti-marijuana","tag-florida-amendment","tag-legalization","tag-policy-advocacy","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24142829956188.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2364828"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2364832,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364828\/revisions\/2364832"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2364829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2364828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2364828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2364828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}