Former President Trump steered he may help a Florida poll measure that may legalize leisure marijuana.
“In Florida, like so many other States that have already given their approval, personal amounts of marijuana will be legalized for adults with Amendment 3,” Trump mentioned in a publish on his Reality Social website. “Whether people like it or not, this will happen through the approval of the Voters, so it should be done correctly.”
Trump, a Florida resident who beforehand averted weighing in on the problem, mentioned the state Legislature must responsibly create legal guidelines that prohibit marijuana consumption in public areas “so we do not smell marijuana everywhere we go, like we do in many of the Democrat run Cities.”
He didn’t say how he would vote on the measure or again marijuana legalization however mentioned somebody in Florida shouldn’t be thought-about a felony when it’s authorized in “so many other States.”
“We do not need to ruin lives & waste Taxpayer Dollars arresting adults with personal amounts of it on them, and no one should grieve a loved one because they died from fentanyl laced marijuana,” the previous president mentioned.
Trump’s publish comes as Democrats look to focus on youthful voters in Florida with abortion and marijuana measures on the poll this fall.
These points have been confirmed to drive extra youthful voters like they did in Ohio final yr. Democrats this election are betting Florida will see the same turnout and are hoping to achieve help from youthful voters, a demographic Trump is struggling to safe.
Earlier this yr, the Division of Justice took a significant step in reclassifying marijuana as a much less harmful drug. If authorized, it might drop the drug to a Schedule III drug.
Regardless of its extra normalized use and Trump’s publish, some Republicans nonetheless aren’t on board with legalizing leisure marijuana. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) mentioned earlier this yr that he would vote towards the poll measure this fall as a result of his brother, who died at 67 in April, started smoking marijuana as a teen and led a lifetime of dependancy.
