Cannabis Business Info Since 2011
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The Catholic Church opposes adult-use marijuana legalization in Florida, where spending by cannabis multistate operators in support has eclipsed $100 million.
According to the most recent polling released Monday, Amendment 3 is poised to pass, with 66% of respondents to a University of North Florida survey saying they plan to vote for the measure.
That’s mostly consistent with a Tampa Bay Times analysis, which found the aggregate support for Amendment 3 across polls to be about 61% in favor.
The adult-use initiative needs 60% of voter support to pass.
If passed, Amendment 3 would legalize adult-use marijuana sales at existing medical marijuana treatment centers’ retail locations.
With another $10 million contributed earlier this month, Tallahassee-based MSO Trulieve Cannabis Corp. has spent $102.75 million and counting on the effort to pass Amendment 3 on Nov. 5, campaign finance records show.
Trulieve is the dominant retailer in the state with 158 dispensaries, according to the company’s website.
Prominent backers of the state’s legalization effort include the Republican Party’s presidential candidate, Donald Trump, a Florida voter whose endorsement of Amendment 3 – made on a podcast appearance and a Truth Social post – are featuring prominently in Smart & Safe Florida’s campaign ads.
Joining the Catholic Church in opposition to Amendment 3 are Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, and the state’s Republican Party.
According to the Catholic News Agency, the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops is opposing the measure because of public-health concerns as well as church teachings.
The message has been passed on to individual church pastors by religious leaders, who have made themselves available to advocate against the measure further, the Catholic News Agency reported.
The Catholic Church also opposes an adult-use legalization measure in North Dakota.
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