TCNNF - Ron DeSantis Predicts Favorable Outcome For Marijuana Legalization Ballot In Florida | Benzinga
Days before dropping out of the race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was asked about a recreational cannabis initiative making it onto the ballot in 2024.
"I think the court is going to approve that, so it'll be on the ballot," the governor said in reply to cannabis lobbyist Don Murphy at his last campaign event in New Hampshire before bowing out of the race on Friday, reported Marijuana Moment.
This statement comes amid a legal battle between legalization advocates and Florida's Attorney General Ashley Moody, who has been doing her best to prevent the initiative from reaching the ballot. Moody's efforts to invalidate the measure have been ongoing, despite nearly one million signatures gathered ...