As Florida voters show out for Donald Trump over Kamala Harris — who ultimately lost the state in the 2024 presidential election — Florida voters also rejected a couple of ballot measures to legalize recreational marijuana use and protect abortion rights.
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On Tuesday evening (November 5), Donald Trump won Florida, with Kamala Harris only securing about six cities within the state.
Florida voters not only voted for Donald Trump on Election Day, but they also rejected two ballot initiatives that would legalize recreational marijuana use and protect abortion rights — two measures that Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis used state resources to heavily campaign against.
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Amendment 4 — the abortion rights measure that Florida voters rejected — would have prevented lawmakers from passing any law that looked to penalize, prohibit, delay, or restrict abortion until fetal viability — which doctors say is just after 21 weeks.
Because the abortion rights protection measure fell short of 60% voter support, Florida’s restrictive six-week abortion ban is still enacted. Florida now stands as one of the first states in the United States to reject abortion rights in a ballot measure since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
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Furthermore, Amendment 3 — the ballot measure that Florida voters rejected regarding legalizing recreational marijuana use — would have allowed people over 21 years old to possess about 3 ounces of marijuana and allowed businesses already growing and selling medical marijuana to sell it to them.
However, the measure failed to get the 60% voter support needed to pass a state constitutional amendment. The rejected measure arrives as federal officials seek to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. Florida state law currently allows the use of marijuana for medical purposes if a doctor sees it necessary during the course of treatment for illnesses like glaucoma, cancer, and epilepsy.
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