Ken Griffin Makes $12 Million Investment to Defeat Amendment 3

Citadel CEO says Amendment 3 is “a terrible plan to create the nation’s most expansive and destructive marijuana laws”

Tallahassee, Fla. – Citadel CEO Ken Griffin this week made a major $12 million investment to “Keep Florida Clean” in order to turbocharge the group’s efforts to defeat Amendment 3.

Griffin’s $12 million donation accounts for the lion’s share of the $20 million that he will spend in Florida this election season – the figure he announced Friday in an op-ed in the Miami Herald.

In his op-ed, Griffin described Amendment 3 as “a terrible plan to create the nation’s most expansive and destructive marijuana laws.” He also highlighted that, “Passage of Amendment 3 would create a monopoly for large marijuana dispensaries and permit pot use in public and private areas throughout Florida. That will help no one other than special interests— and it will hurt us all, especially through more dangerous roads, a higher risk of addiction among our youth, and an increase in crime.” 

In response to Griffin’s donation, “Vote No on 3 Campaign” spokeswoman Sarah Bascom said, “The Vote No on 3 Campaign is thrilled to receive this generous support from Ken Griffin. These valuable resources will help us as we continue to ramp up what will be a vigorous and full-throated campaign to warn Floridians about this deceptive amendment that would make Florida the California of the east. Ken Griffin knows full-well how failed policies can cripple an economy and drive away businesses and we thank him for supporting our campaign so we can ensure that never happens in Florida and it remains a model for the rest of the nation.”

Read Griffin’s full op-ed HERE.

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The Vote No on 3 Campaign is running a vigorous and full-throated campaign to warn Floridians about this deceptive amendment seeking to make Florida the California of the east – a notion anathema to most Floridians. The campaign will highlight how Amendment 3 will cause the black market to explode; make pot more prevalent and more readily accessible for our children; has no time, place, or manner restrictions, meaning it does not limit where people can smoke marijuana – including being able to use it in apartments, hotels, condos and public beaches – even if children are around – without facing any consequences; and does not provide a plan for how the money generated from marijuana sales will be allocated. To learn more, visit no-on3.com.