Former President Donald Trump came out in support of a recreational marijuana amendment on the ballot in Florida and argued that legalization should be “done correctly.”
On Saturday, Mr. Trump showed his support for Florida’s Amendment 3 in a Truth Social post. If passed in November, the law would allow for the purchase and possession of up to 3 ounces of marijuana for people over age 21.
“Whether people like it or not, this will happen through the approval of the voters, so it should be done correctly,” Mr. Trump said. “We need the State Legislature to responsibly create laws that prohibit the use of it in public spaces so we do not smell marijuana everywhere we go, like we do in many of the Democrat-run Cities.”
Usage and possession of marijuana for medical or recreational purposes is legal in nearly 40 states.
Mr. Trump’s stance on Florida’s upcoming ballot measure comes as the Biden administration works to reclassify marijuana under federal drug laws, a push that would recognize the medical, not recreational, use of the drug.
The former president also noted that “someone should not be a criminal in Florida when this is legal in so many other states.”
He added in his post, “We do not need to ruin lives & 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. We will make America SAFE again!”
• Alex Miller can be reached at amiller@washingtontimes.com.
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