2024 Florida Amendment 3 Explained

Date:2024
Country:Florida
Adult Personal Use of Marijuana

Florida Amendment 3,[1] officially titled "Adult Personal Use of Marijuana" (Florida initiative 22-05), is a voter initiative that will appear on the 2024 ballot. It would amend the state constitution to legalize cannabis in the state of Florida.[2]

History

The initiative was registered with authorities around August 2022 for signature collection and assigned initiative number 22-05. To qualify for the ballot, 891,589 valid signatures were required. By December 1, 2022, it had gotten 53,982 signatures.[3] With 294,037 validated signatures by early 2023, an automatic state supreme court legal review was triggered.[4] [5] 635,961 signatures were validated by the Florida Secretary of State as of April 4,[6] and there were 841,130 validated signatures by May 1.[7] Around June 1, the Florida Division of Elections validated 967,528 signatures – enough for the measure to qualify for the 2024 ballot.[8] [9] The Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling on April 1, 2024 that the initiative would appear on the November general ballot.[10]

Support and opposition

Hialeah mayor Esteban Bovo voice opposition to the amendment, saying "this amendment threatens to undermine the laws we've upheld and the safety of our residents".[11]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
ForAgainstUndecided
Florida Atlantic University/Mainstreet ResearchAugust 10–11, 20241,055 (RV)± 3.0%56%29%15%
Suffolk University / USA TodayAugust 7–11, 2024500 (LV)± 4.4%63% 33% 3%
University of North FloridaJuly 24–27, 2024774 (LV)± 4.6%64% 31% 5%
Beacon Research for Fox NewsJune 1–4, 20241,075 (RV)± 3%66%32%2%
Cherry Communications (R)April 28 – May 7, 2024609 (LV)± 4.0%58%37%5%
Florida Atlantic University/Mainstreet ResearchApril 15–17, 2024865 (A)± 3.3%47%35%18%
USA Today/IPSOSApril 5–7, 20241,014 (A)± 4.1%56%40%4%
University of North FloridaNovember 6–26, 2023716 (RV)± 4.37%67%28%5%

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Neely . Samantha . Florida Supreme Court OKs marijuana amendment for 2024 ballot. What is recreational weed? . . 19 April 2024 . 2 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Adult Personal Use of Marijuana - Constitutional Amendment Full Text . July 18, 2023 . Florida Division of Elections.
  3. News: Trulieve spending big on Florida recreational ballot measure. Call. James. Tallahassee Democrat. December 1, 2022. May 1, 2023. March 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230314181719/https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2022/12/21/trulieve-spending-big-to-make-recreational-marijuana-legal-in-florida/69735857007/. live.
  4. News: Florida recreational marijuana initiative hopes to land on 2024 ballot. Lewis. Victoria. August 9, 2022. WPTV. May 1, 2023. May 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230504140732/https://www.wptv.com/news/state/florida-recreational-marijuana-initiative-hopes-to-land-on-2022-ballot. live.
  5. News: WUSF (FM). A Florida recreational marijuana proposal clears its initial hurdle. February 3, 2023. Kam. Dara. May 1, 2023. May 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230504141302/https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2023-02-03/a-florida-recreational-marijuana-proposal-clears-its-initial-hurdle. live.
  6. News: Florida recreational marijuana proposal tops 635,000 signatures. News Service of Florida. WINK-TV. April 5, 2023. May 1, 2023. May 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230504011143/https://winknews.com/2023/04/05/florida-recreational-marijuana-proposal-tops-635000-signatures/. live.
  7. Web site: Florida marijuana legalization initiative has 94% of signatures needed to appear on 2024 ballot. Mitchell. Jackie. May 2, 2023. Ballotpedia.
  8. News: Florida Cannabis Activists Gather Enough Signatures To Put Legalization On 2024 Ballot. Benzinga. June 1, 2023.
  9. News: Florida recreational marijuana effort clears crucial hurdle. Ritchie . Bruce. Politico. June 1, 2023.
  10. News: Florida high court approves November ballot questions on abortion, adult-use marijuana. Chris . Benson. UPI. MSN.
  11. Web site: Molina . Daniel . Bovo Opposes Amendment 3 Legalizing Marijuana . The Floridian . 18 April 2024.