ICYMI: DeSantis Says Amendment 3 Would Make Regulation of Recreational Marijuana Unconstitutional

Tallahassee, Fla. – In case you missed it, Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday made a strong statement about how efforts to fix the flaws in Amendment 3 through the legislative process will be unconstitutional if voters approve the ballot measure in November.

Governor DeSantis posted on X: “Florida’s constitution, if amendment 3 passes, will provide for regulating the use of *medical* marijuana in public, but not *recreational* marijuana.”

Governor DeSantis’ statement has major implications, as it means that he believes Joe Gruters’ bill to ban smoking in public would run afoul of Florida’s Constitution.

The Vote No on 3 campaign spokeswoman Sarah Bascom said in response, “The ‘Yes on 3’ campaign is now caught between a rock and a hard place. They’ve admitted their amendment would be a disaster as written, because it allows unlimited smoking in public, and their solution has been panned as unconstitutional by Governor DeSantis, who would have to sign it into law. Amendment 3 is broken and now it’s clear there is no fixing it.”

# # #

ABOUT

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; and does not provide a plan for how the money generated from marijuana sales will be allocated. To learn more, visit no-on3.com and follow VoteNoOn3FL on Facebook, @VoteNo_On3 on X and @voteno_on3 on Instagram.