• Source: 2024 Florida Amendment 3

3/info/florida" target="_blank">Florida 3/info/amendment" target="_blank">Amendment 3 was a proposed constitutional 3/info/amendment" target="_blank">amendment to the 3/info/florida" target="_blank">Florida Constitution subject to a direct voter referendum on November 5, 3/info/2024" target="_blank">2024, that would legalize cannabis for possession, purchase, and recreational use in 3/info/florida" target="_blank">Florida for adults 21 years or older. The 3/info/amendment" target="_blank">amendment achieved a majority 56% support among voters in the U.S. state of 3/info/florida" target="_blank">Florida but failed to reach the 60% supermajority required to pass.
This bill was largely sponsored by current medical cannabis companies that aim to expand the state's cannabis economy. The 3/info/amendment" target="_blank">amendment does not address home-growing or possession, unless in the container from the approved store.




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. With 294,037 validated signatures by early 2023, an automatic state supreme court legal review was triggered. 635,961 signatures were validated by the 3/info/florida" target="_blank">Florida Secretary of State as of April 4, and there were 841,130 validated signatures by May 1. Around June 1, the 3/info/florida" target="_blank">Florida Division of Elections validated 967,528 signatures – enough for the measure to qualify for the 3/info/2024" target="_blank">2024 ballot. The 3/info/florida" target="_blank">Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling on April 1, 3/info/2024" target="_blank">2024 approving the 3/info/amendment" target="_blank">amendment for placement on the November general ballot.




Content


The ballot summary for the 3/info/amendment" target="_blank">amendment states the following:Allows adults 21 years or older to possess, purchase, or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical personal consumption by smoking, ingestion, or otherwise; allows Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers, and other state licensed entities, to acquire, cultivate, process, manufacture, sell, and distribute such products and accessories. Applies to 3/info/florida" target="_blank">Florida law; does not change, or immunize violations of, federal law. Establishes possession limits for personal use. Allows consistent legislation. Defines terms. Provides effective date.The financial impact statement for the 3/info/amendment" target="_blank">amendment states the following:The 3/info/amendment" target="_blank">amendment’s financial impact primarily comes from expected sales tax collections. If legal today, sales of non-medical marijuana would be subject to sales tax and would remain so if voters approve this 3/info/amendment" target="_blank">amendment. Based on other states’ experiences, expected retail sales of non-medical marijuana would generate at least $195.6 million annually in state and local sales tax revenues once the retail market is fully operational, although the timing of this occurring is unclear. Under current law, the existing statutory framework for medical marijuana is repealed six months after the effective date of this 3/info/amendment" target="_blank">amendment which affects how this 3/info/amendment" target="_blank">amendment will be implemented. A new regulatory structure for both medical and nonmedical use of marijuana will be needed. Its design cannot be fully known until the legislature acts; however, regulatory costs will probably be offset by regulatory fees. Other potential costs and savings cannot be predicted.




Support and opposition






Polling


A 60% supermajority vote is required for the 3/info/amendment" target="_blank">amendment to be approved.




Notes



Partisan clients




See also


3/info/2024" target="_blank">2024 3/info/florida" target="_blank">Florida 3/info/amendment" target="_blank">Amendment 4
List of 3/info/2024" target="_blank">2024 United States cannabis reform proposals




References






External links


Initiative 22-05 at 3/info/florida" target="_blank">Florida elections full text and other official information
3/info/florida" target="_blank">Florida 3/info/amendment" target="_blank">Amendment 3, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (3/info/2024" target="_blank">2024) at Ballotpedia

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