Jacob Ogles
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is reiterating his support for recreational pot.
The Florida voter posted on Truth Social that he will vote for Amendment 3, explicitly making clear that his vote could help the measure reach the 60% threshold to pass.
“As I have previously stated, I believe it is time to end needless arrests and incarcerations of adults for small amounts of marijuana for personal use,” Trump posted.
“We must also implement smart regulations, while providing access for adults to safe, tested product. As a Floridian, I will be voting YES on Amendment 3 this November.”
Trump also said that as President, he would try to create a legal environment more welcome to legal use of cannabis. The narcotic remains a Schedule I narcotic federally, but Trump wants that to change.
“As President, we will continue to focus on research to unlock the medical uses of marijuana to a Schedule 3 drug, and work with Congress to pass common sense laws, including safe banking for state authorized companies, and supporting states’ rights to pass marijuana laws, like in Florida, that work so well for their citizens,” Trump posted.
The Joe Biden administration has also proposed reclassifying the drug at the federal level, but that process has hit delays.
Amendment 3, a ballot initiative on the November ballot, would allow legal adult use of marijuana. Florida law requires that a proposed constitutional amendment must receive support from 60% of voters to pass. If it does pass, the Legislature must approve implementing legislation after the election.
Trump’s position puts him clearly at odds with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has campaigned aggressively against legalizing marijuana. The Governor’s official and political staff have attacked Florida lawmakers, including Republicans, who have voiced support of the ballot measure.
Citadel CEO and billionaire Ken Griffin has also invested $12 million in a campaign against the measure, which will be chaired by DeSantis Chief of Staff James Uthmeier.
Meanwhile, the Smart & Safe Florida campaign through August has raised more than $90 million to advocate in favor of the ballot measure, and has sought bipartisan support for the initiative.
16 comments
PeterH
September 9, 2024 at 8:46 am
The simple fact remains, convicted felon Donald Trump will say or do anything to stay out of prison!
Brian Kelly
September 9, 2024 at 11:57 am
Donald Trump’s support does not change anybody’s vote decision because everyone was already going to VOTE YES and cannabis legalization will win by a HUGE landslide. More than the news and surveys are predicating even You’ll see everyone onboard. Senior citizens included, so they don’t have to pay medical cannabis doctor and fee costs on their limited incomes. Prohibition and Reefer Madness Rhetoric are only pushed and believed by an ever rapidly dwindling lunatic-fringe-minority of all Americans nationwide, including Florida and every red state. The people have spoken loud and clear in strong support of cannabis legalization year after year. Politicians will either follow suit, take heed, and support what the pubic overwhelmingly wants or be left behind and find new careers. Their choice. After Florida legalizes that will make half of the states and well over half of the civilian population in America living where cannabis is legal. It’s unfair for Americans living in prohibitionist states to be criminalized over cannabis any longer. Federal legalization is necessary, long overdue and inevitable to end criminalization of Americans over cannabis possession and use. What’s perfectly legal now in over half the populated ares of the U.S.A should not turn you into a criminal in states being run by woefully ignorant, irrational prohibitionist politicians whom have self-deputized themselves as the moral authority/moral police over all the citizens living in their state. “States Rights” has been used as cover and excuse to give prohibitionists the authority to criminalize Americans residing within their home states whom do anything that prohibitionists personally don’t agree with.
Ron Ogden
September 9, 2024 at 8:53 am
Trump is wrong on this. He is occasionally wrong on other issues, too, but he is correct on so many critical issues facing America that on balance he is far superior to Harris, who is a rank communist without the guts or character to admit it. (She attracts many supporters.)
Josh Green
September 9, 2024 at 9:15 am
LOL, this is literally the one and only thing he’s ever been correct on, Ron.
Ocean Joe
September 9, 2024 at 10:10 am
He wasnt correct on Jan 6 or the days leading up to it.
He’s now admitted he lost that election.
You can take your “Trump Won!” flag down, if you like or leave it up as a message that you never really cared if he won or not as long as he stayed in office.
Michael K
September 9, 2024 at 10:22 am
Communist?
I think of communism as a one-party state – like the current GOP in Florida – that restricts personal and basic human rights under the banner of freedom, and abuses the levers of government to attack people and institutions who disagree.
Dr. Franklin Waters
September 9, 2024 at 10:22 am
Ron, go watch Trump’s answer when he was asked what he would do to help make childcare affordable, and then come back here and let me know if you still think his brain isn’t just oatmeal at this point.
“Well, I would do that, and we’re sitting down. You know, I was somebody — we had, Senator Marco Rubio, and my daughter Ivanka, was so impactful on that issue. It’s a very important issue.
“But I think when you talk about the kind of numbers that I’m talking about — that, because look, child care is child care, couldn’t — you know, there’s something — you have to have it in this country. You have to have it. But when you talk about those numbers, compared to the kind of numbers that I’m talking about by taxing foreign nations at levels that they’re not used to. But they’ll get used to it very quickly. And it’s not going to stop them from doing business with us. But they’ll have a very substantial tax when they send product into our country. Those numbers are so much bigger than any numbers that we’re talking about, including child care, that it’s going to take care. We’re going to have — I look forward to having no deficits within a fairly short period of time, coupled with the reductions that I told you about on waste and fraud and all of the other things that are going on in our country.
“Because I have to stay with child care. I want to stay with child care. But those numbers are small relative to the kind of economic numbers that I’m talking about, including growth, but growth also headed up by what the plan is that I just — that I just told you about. We’re going to be taking in trillions of dollars. And as much as child care is talked about as being expensive, it’s, relatively speaking, not very expensive compared to the kind of numbers will be taking in.
“We’re going to make this into an incredible country that can afford to take care of its people. And then we’ll worry about the rest of the world. Let’s help other people. But we’re going to take care of our country first. This is about America first. It’s about make America great again. We have to do it because right now, we’re a failing nation. So we’ll take care of it. Thank you. Very good question. Thank you.”
Ocean Joe
September 9, 2024 at 10:56 am
The doctor is IN!
Brian Kelly
September 9, 2024 at 11:59 am
Odor also is is never a valid, reasonable, rational justification to keep anything illegal and to continue criminalizing and handing out lifelong permanent criminal records to American citizens. We can’t just arrest, lock up and hand out lifelong permanent criminal records to anyone who, heaven forbid, dares to make irrational prohibitionists temporarily smell things that they aren’t fond of smelling for a few brief seconds while they pass by in public places.
Millions of Floridians have always used cannabis way before we ever considered legalization. Legalization is not adding anything new into our public places that wasn’t always there before. For the most part its the very same people who have been using cannabis while it was illegal that will be using cannabis when it’s legal.
To suggest that all of a sudden due to legalization that the scent of cannabis will be everywhere public is ludicrous, irrational, and ridiculous! Get real, cut the bs and stop the silly smell exaggerations and lies.
Prohibitionists need to stop publicly fear mongering and creating ridiculous excuses trying to gain public support and just admit that the only real issue they ever really have with cannabis legalization is their very own unjustifiable irrational personal moral issue with allowing other adult American citizens to legally enjoy cannabis without constant threat of lifelong criminalization, prosecution and persecution.
Michael K
September 9, 2024 at 10:17 am
We’re all going to need recreational pot if this clown gets elected.
Tom
September 9, 2024 at 11:02 am
Yes we will. Prozac just ain’t going to cut it anymore.
Lucas
September 9, 2024 at 11:57 am
I’m going straight to coke and meth
Brian Kelly
September 9, 2024 at 12:02 pm
Legalize federally now. What’s legal to possess and consume in over half of the populated areas of The United States should not make you a criminal in states still being governed by woefully ignorant prohibitionist politicians.
Cannabis consumers in all states deserve and demand equal rights and protections under our laws that are currently afforded to the drinkers of far more dangerous and deadly, yet perfectly legal, widely accepted, endlessly advertised and even glorified as an All-American pastime, alcohol.
Plain and simple!
Legalize Nationwide Federally Now!
The “War on Cannabis” has been a complete and utter failure. It is the largest component of the broader yet equally unsuccessful “War on Drugs” that has cost our country over a trillion dollars.
Instead of The United States wasting Billions upon Billions more of our yearly tax dollars fighting a never ending “War on Cannabis”, lets generate Billions of dollars, and improve the deficit instead. Especially now, due to Covid-19. It’s a no brainer.
The Prohibition of Cannabis has also ruined the lives of many of our loved ones. In numbers greater than any other nation, our loved ones are being sent to jail and are being given permanent criminal records. Especially, if they happen to be of the “wrong” skin color or they happen to be from the “wrong” neighborhood. Which ruin their chances of employment for the rest of their lives, and for what reason?
Cannabis is much safer to consume than alcohol. Yet do we lock people up for choosing to drink?
Let’s end this hypocrisy now!
The government should never attempt to legislate morality by creating victim-less cannabis “crimes” because it simply does not work and costs the taxpayers a fortune.
Cannabis Legalization Nationwide is an inevitable reality that’s approaching much sooner than prohibitionists think and there is nothing they can do to stop it!
Legalize Nationwide Federally Now! Support Each and Every Cannabis Legalization Initiative!
PeterH
September 9, 2024 at 3:15 pm
LOL
Dont Say FLA
September 9, 2024 at 11:02 am
Will he really vote for legal weed? Or is he just saying that because he thinks it sounds good to “the blacks…” mhmmmmmm
Andy
September 10, 2024 at 1:01 pm
Today, tomorrow vote no!
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