recreational marijuana

The revamped proposal from the Smart & Safe Florida committee seeks to address issues raised by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who led a drive to defeat last year’s constitutional measure.

Trulieve contributes another $10 million to the committee seeking to get recreational marijuana legalized in Florida. The company has now supplied more than $75 million of the $82 million raised.

The cannabis company's contribution was made to the Smart & Safe committee. Meantime, an opposition committee received $250,000 from Jacksonville petroleum distributor Aubrey Edge.

Matthew Peddie, host of the podcast "Our Changing State," speaks with WUSF Public Media reporter Sky Lebron about what Amendment 3 means.

Scott says his brother's “tough life” began with marijuana: “People end up with addictive personalities, and so he did. It messes up your life, and so that’s why I’ve never supported legalization of drugs.”

John Morgan has already cut a series of commercials to support Amendment 3. But don’t expect him to pump millions of his own dollars into the campaign as he did for the medical marijuana amendment.

Alcohol is still more widely used, but 2022 was the first time this intensive level of marijuana use overtook high-frequency drinking, the study's lead author says.

In November, Floridians will vote on allowing adults to use recreational marijuana. On "Florida Matters," we discuss how the proposed amendment could change life in the Sunshine State.

This November, Floridians get to vote on abortion rights and recreational marijuana.

The Florida Supreme Court's rulings on ballot measures for constitutional amendments come as it upholds a ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, paving the way for a six-week ban.