A record amount of money is supporting the effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida.
It’s the fifth attempt to legalize marijuana in the state and a Jacksonville native is leading the fundraising efforts, donating $65 million to the“I grew up in East Arlington, and my father was a police officer JSO for over 20 years, and my mother was a fourth-grade teacher at Merrill Road,” Rivers said.“First of all, I have my Terry Parker brave colors on, so I think that’s really important. Go Braves!” she said.
Her pin is in support of Amendment 3. The ballot initiative would allow adults 21 years and older to possess up to three ounces of cannabis.to help pass the amendment. Most of that funding has come from Trulieve, and state finance campaign records show the company has donated“A large part of that funding, actually about $40 million of that, was simply to get it to Supreme Court review,” Rivers said.
Rivers says education is at the core of Smart & Safe efforts. If you walk into any Trulieve location, there are multiple opportunities to learn about the “Yes on 3” campaign.“I don’t agree with it. I don’t like it,” Waters said. “Why do I have to smell everyone’s marijuana smoke? My stance is, I don’t think it’s good for our city, I don’t think it’s good for our state.”
Unlike other states that have legalized pot, Rivers said Florida’s Amendment 3 has guardrails to ensure that public spaces will remain smoke-free, with the same restrictions as tobacco. “Listen, I am a mom of two middle schoolers. I agree that I don’t want to smell it everywhere either and the great news is, that with Amendment 3, that will not happen,” Rivers said.The latest state finance campaign records show that Governor Ron DeSantis’s Florida Freedom Fund has raised $2.5 million to fight Amendment 3. Among the local donors are Best Bet, the Jacksonville and Orange Park.Tiffany comes home to Jacksonville, FL from WBND in South Bend, Indiana.
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