Effort to add abortion rights to Florida's Constitution fails
NBCNOV 20 2024
Florida's Amendment 3 was defeated Tuesday, as it garnered just 55.9% support — roughly 4% short of the 60% supermajority required for it to pass as an amendment to that state's constitution.
The amendment, which would've permitted people over 21 to procure recreational marijuana at existing medical marijuana dispensaries, was the most expensive ballot measure in the country.
Trulieve, the state's largest medical marijuana operator, had funded around $145M of the $153M campaign through the end of last month. Medical marijuana remains legal in Florida.
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