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July 4, 2023 – At the same time, DeSantis also took action against hemp. He signed SB 1676, a bill he championed that revises Florida’s hemp regulations and inserts new language that bars the sale of smokeless hemp products such as “snuff, chewing gum, and other smokeless products” to people under 21.
What’s more, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R), a DeSantis ally, recently asked the state Supreme Court to strike a 2024 ballot initiative on legalizing recreational pot in Florida. For her justification, Moody claimed that the wording of the initiative is “misleading,” but so far she hasn’t elaborated.
The governor is on a moral crusade against “wokeness,” a fungible term under which he places marijuana. However, when it comes to weed, he’s bucking the tide.
A recent poll shows that seven in 10 voters in Florida support marijuana legalization. The survey from the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab found that 70% of respondents in the state either somewhat or strongly back the idea of passing a constitutional amendment to enact legalization, whereas 29% strongly or somewhat oppose it.
