Donald Trump has confirmed that he will vote for recreational marijuana use to be legalized in FloridaPutting him at loggerheads with the state governor and his former rival. Republicans nomination
“I believe the time has come to end the unnecessary arrest and incarceration of adults with small amounts of marijuana for personal use,” Trump wrote on it. Truth Social Platform Monday. “As a Floridian, I will vote yes on Amendment 3 this November.” He added that as president he would support the passage of similar laws in other states “that work very well for their citizens.”
His position is not against him Ron DeSantiswho have previously dismissed the proposal, which Floridians will vote on in November, as a “license.” [use marijuana] Wherever you want,” but also Ken Griffin, the billionaire hedge fund manager and top GOP donor who has thrown an estimated $12 million into the campaign against the legalization initiative.
Trump’s announcement represents a ripple in the waters after a period of relative calm in his relationship with DeSantis, after the governor fought a bitter battle for the Republican presidential nomination with the former president earlier this year.
Before DeSantis left in January, Trump tore it up He is believed to have cried and begged “on his knees” for support when he was running for governor back in 2018. The former president also launched attacks on DeSantis’ height and sexual orientation. At one point, Trump even suggested that DeSantis might be a pedophile.
DeSantis responded by repeatedly slamming Trump for “adolescent insults,” warning that the U.S. “doesn’t need any more presidents who have lost zip on their fastball” and lashing out at Trump’s failure to defeat Joe Biden in 2020.
The pair eventually A temporary peace prevailed In January, DeSantis endorsed Trump after polls showed him trailing the former president with an approval rating in the single digits. Although their relationship has strained, DeSantis has continued to criticize Trump’s advisers, among whom he is widely believed to despise.
However, on one thing, they seem to agree – neither of them care much for the smell of weed. Trump has previously expressed reservations about the impact of legalization, saying Floridians “can smell marijuana everywhere we go, like we do in a lot of Democrat-run cities,” while DeSantis described the drug as having a “strong” and “pungent smell.” have done “
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