{"id":3540,"date":"2024-09-05T07:44:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T07:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorelogicsit.net\/Legal_THC_Products\/?p=3540"},"modified":"2024-09-05T07:44:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T07:44:51","slug":"trump-takes-heat-for-views-on-floridas-adult-use-marijuana-ballot-initiative-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorelogicsit.net\/Legal_THC_Products\/trump-takes-heat-for-views-on-floridas-adult-use-marijuana-ballot-initiative-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump takes heat for views on Florida\u2019s adult-use marijuana ballot initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3540\" class=\"elementor elementor-3540\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3064094 post-content e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3064094\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d70d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0d70d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 20-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/harris-campaign-criticizes-trump-brazen-flip-flops-marijuana\/story?id=113301186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"60cbc0c62fd8529850e4e373\">is taking criticism for his support<\/a>\u00a0of the adult-use marijuana ballot initiative in Florida.<\/p><p>In a Saturday post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said that \u201csomeone should not be a criminal in Florida, when this is legal in so many other States,\u201d ABC News reported.<\/p><p>Both Vice President Kamala Harris and some Florida conservatives were quick to attack the former president.<\/p><h2>\u2018Brazen flip flops\u2019<\/h2><p>Harris\u2019 Democratic presidential campaign criticized Trump\u2019s \u201cbrazen flip flops\u201d on marijuana reform, according to a memo first obtained by ABC News.<\/p><p>\u201cAs of this morning, Trump now suggests he is for legalizing marijuana \u2013 but as President, his own Justice Department cracked down on marijuana offenses,\u201d Ian Sams, a Harris communications aide, said in the memo.<\/p><p>That was a reference to Jeff Sessions, the Trump administration\u2019s first attorney general, who in January 2018\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mjbizdaily.com\/report-sessions-rescind-cole-memo-creating-cloud-uncertainty-marijuana-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"60cbc0c62fd8529850e4e373\">rescinded the Cole Memo<\/a>.<\/p><p>The Cole Memo, a four-page policy advisory from 2013, has been credited for the existence of state-regulated marijuana markets.<\/p><p>Meanwhile, David Biddle, chair of the Republican Party in Gilchrist County, Florida,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-marijuana-florida-amendment-3-1947472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"60cbc0c62fd8529850e4e373\">took exception to Trump\u2019s stand<\/a>\u00a0on the recreational cannabis ballot measure that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mjbizdaily.com\/florida-marijuana-legalization-might-face-well-funded-opposition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"60cbc0c62fd8529850e4e373\">will go before Florida voters<\/a>\u00a0in November.<\/p><p>\u201cDon\u2019t listen to Trump. Vote NO on Amendment 3,\u201d Biddle posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, Newsweek reported.<\/p><p>\u201cWe don\u2019t need recreational marijuana in Florida,\u201d Biddle continued.<\/p><p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a disaster everywhere they have it, it brings zero benefit to society, it increases crime, increases homelessness, and increases further drug use. It\u2019s bad for Florida.\u201d<\/p><h2>Industry group applauds Trump<\/h2><p>However, the U.S. Cannabis Council (USCC), a Washington, D.C.-based lobby for the industry, welcomed Trump\u2019s support for the adult-use referendum.<\/p><p>\u201cHe joins millions of Americans who have reassessed their views on cannabis in recent years,\u201d David Culver, the USCC\u2019s senior vice president of public affairs, said in a statement emailed to\u00a0<em>MJBizDaily<\/em>.<\/p><p>\u201cAmendment 3 enjoys strong bipartisan support from Florida voters, and President Trump\u2019s support could prove pivotal for meeting the 60% threshold required to become law.<\/p><p>\u201cWe look forward to hearing more from him about how he would approach cannabis reform if elected this November.\u201d<\/p><p>Trump had said in early August he would\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mjbizdaily.com\/trump-touches-on-legal-marijuana-says-hell-weigh-in-soon-on-florida-adult-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"60cbc0c62fd8529850e4e373\">weigh in \u201cfairly soon\u201d<\/a>\u00a0on the adult-use initiative in Florida, where he is a voter.<\/p><p>In his Truth Social comments \u2013 which\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mjbizdaily.com\/florida-governor-planning-to-help-fight-recreational-marijuana-ballot-measure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"60cbc0c62fd8529850e4e373\">directly conflict the views of<\/a>\u00a0Florida\u2019s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis \u2013 Trump pressed lawmakers to \u201cprohibit the use of it in public spaces, so we do not smell marijuana everywhere we go.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cWe do not need to ruin lives &amp; waste Taxpayer Dollars arresting adults with personal amounts of it on them, and no one should grieve a loved one because they died from fentanyl laced marijuana,\u201d Trump added.<\/p><p>The 45th president did not provide any evidence of any fentanyl-related deaths tied to marijuana use.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f968668 post-content e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f968668\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e1861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20e1861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2024 MJBiz Factbook \u2013 now available!\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Exclusive industry data and analysis to help you make informed business decisions and avoid costly missteps. 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In a Saturday post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said that \u201csomeone should not be a criminal in Florida, when this is legal in so many other States,\u201d ABC News reported. Both Vice President Kamala Harris and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[104],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3540","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cultivation"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorelogicsit.net\/Legal_THC_Products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorelogicsit.net\/Legal_THC_Products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorelogicsit.net\/Legal_THC_Products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorelogicsit.net\/Legal_THC_Products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorelogicsit.net\/Legal_THC_Products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3540"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/explorelogicsit.net\/Legal_THC_Products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3541,"href":"https:\/\/explorelogicsit.net\/Legal_THC_Products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3540\/revisions\/3541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorelogicsit.net\/Legal_THC_Products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorelogicsit.net\/Legal_THC_Products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorelogicsit.net\/Legal_THC_Products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorelogicsit.net\/Legal_THC_Products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}