Former U.S. President and 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a town hall meeting in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on August 29, 2024.
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In a new post on TruthSocial, former President Donald Trump said he expects a ballot measure legalizing marijuana in Florida to pass, but urged the state legislature to enact legislation banning the drug’s use in public places.
“Florida, like many other states that have already done so, will legalize adult personal use marijuana under Amendment 3,” the former president added. “Whether people like it or not, it has to be done right because it’s going to be approved by the voters. We need the state legislature to responsibly enact laws prohibiting the use of marijuana in public places, so that we won’t have the stench of marijuana everywhere we go, like we do in so many other Democrat-run cities.”
Trump has expressed his position consistent with his “Make America Safe Again” agenda, writing that making marijuana illegal “wastes taxpayer dollars arresting adults for personal possession of marijuana.”
He added, “No one should have to mourn the death of a loved one because of marijuana laced with fentanyl. We will make America safe again!”
If passed, the marijuana ballot measure would “allow adults 21 years of age and older to possess, purchase, or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical personal consumption.”
The state Supreme Court ruled in April that the measure could be placed on the 2024 ballot.
The post comes after President Trump’s campaign had to clarify its position on another ballot measure in Florida: guaranteeing the state’s constitutional right to abortion.
Florida currently has a six-week abortion ban, and President Trump told NBC News on Thursday that the restriction is “too short.”
“We need more time,” he added.
His comments drew condemnation from the anti-abortion movement, with Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, saying in a statement: “I spoke with President Trump this evening. He has not determined how he will vote on Amendment 4. The President has consistently opposed abortion after the fifth month of pregnancy. Amendment 4 would allow abortion beyond that point. A vote on Amendment 4 completely undermines his position.”
A day later, on Friday, President Trump made his comments clearer, saying he would “vote no” on the abortion rights measure.