Former President Donald Trump has sponsored a bill in Florida that would ban marijuana use in public places, adding that people shouldn't have to smell marijuana everywhere.
in post Trump in Florida on Truth Social Amendment 3The bill would allow adults 21 and older to possess, purchase or use marijuana for non-medical purposes.
Trump noted that to make sure marijuana legalization is “done right,” state legislatures need to “responsibly pass laws that prohibit marijuana use in public places, so that we don't smell it everywhere we go.”
“As you all know, I am and will remain the most respected law-and-order president in the history of our country,” Trump wrote. “We will take back our streets by taking a tough, smart approach to violent crime and all other crimes. In Florida, the Third Amendment will legalize marijuana for personal use by adults, as many other states have done so already.”
“Whether people like it or not, this is voter approved so it needs to be done right,” Trump added. “State legislatures need to be responsible and pass laws to ban public use so you don't smell marijuana everywhere you go, like in so many Democrat-run cities. At the same time, someone shouldn't be made a criminal in Florida when it's legal in so many other states.”
Trump's stance on Florida's Third Amendment comes after the state's Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said the amendment is “bad policy and even worse constitutional.”
“Amendment 3 was written by cannabis company CEOs who spent $70 million (and counting) to gain a constitutionally protected market exclusivity,” DeSantis said. post Regarding X. “This is bad policy and even worse constitutionally.”
Amendment 3: Written by the CEO of a marijuana company, which is spending $70 million (and growing) to gain constitutionally protected market exclusivity.
This is bad policy and even worse constitutional law. https://t.co/9DenQ4ltkt
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) August 28, 2024
If Amendment 3 receives the support of 60 percent of voters, adults would be able to “possess, purchase, or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical personal consumption by smoking or ingesting,” according to the ballot. summary Of the proposed amendment.
People would be allowed to possess three ounces of marijuana.
During his presidency, Trump has suggested he would “probably” support legislation that would allow states to decide how to regulate marijuana and bar the federal government from interfering “at the state level.” According to Politico.
Currently, 24 states, including Washington, D.C., have legalized marijuana for medical and recreational use, and 14 states, including Florida, have legalized medical marijuana. According to Pew Research Center.
