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 source | Date(s)
administered | Sample
size | Margin
of error | For | Against | Undecided |
|---|
| Florida Atlantic University/Mainstreet Research | August 10–11, 2024 | 1,055 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 56% | 29% | 15% |
| Suffolk University / USA Today | August 7–11, 2024 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 63% | 33% | 3% |
| University of North Florida | July 24–27, 2024 | 774 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 64% | 31% | 5% |
| Beacon Research for Fox News | June 1–4, 2024 | 1,075 (RV) | ± 3% | 66% | 32% | 2% |
| Cherry Communications (R) | April 28 – May 7, 2024 | 609 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 58% | 37% | 5% |
| Florida Atlantic University/Mainstreet Research | April 15–17, 2024 | 865 (A) | ± 3.3% | 47% | 35% | 18% |
| USA Today/IPSOS | April 5–7, 2024 | 1,014 (A) | ± 4.1% | 56% | 40% | 4% |
| University of North Florida | November 6–26, 2023 | 716 (RV) | ± 4.37% | 67% | 28% | 5% | |
Notes
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See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Neely . Samantha . Florida Supreme Court OKs marijuana amendment for 2024 ballot. What is recreational weed? . . 19 April 2024 . 2 April 2024.
- Web site: Adult Personal Use of Marijuana - Constitutional Amendment Full Text . July 18, 2023 . Florida Division of Elections.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Web site: Florida marijuana legalization initiative has 94% of signatures needed to appear on 2024 ballot. Mitchell. Jackie. May 2, 2023. Ballotpedia.
- News: Florida Cannabis Activists Gather Enough Signatures To Put Legalization On 2024 Ballot. Benzinga. June 1, 2023.
- News: Florida recreational marijuana effort clears crucial hurdle. Ritchie . Bruce. Politico. June 1, 2023.
- News: Florida high court approves November ballot questions on abortion, adult-use marijuana. Chris . Benson. UPI. MSN.
- Web site: Molina . Daniel . Bovo Opposes Amendment 3 Legalizing Marijuana . The Floridian . 18 April 2024.
