Gov. Ron DeSantis Details Reasons to Vote NO on Amendment 3 and 4

Gov. Ron DeSantis Details Reasons to Vote NO on Amendment 3 and 4

Ballot Measure Amendment 3: On November 5, 2024 (Election Day), one of the ballot measures is Amendment 3 – an extreme and radical amendment to Florida’s constitution that would irreversibly harm Florida and make it the most liberal state when it comes to marijuana use and possession. Below are key reasons Floridians across the political spectrum should oppose Amendment 3.
(1) Amendment 3 is being supported by marijuana mega corporations that have spent over $100 million trying to pass Amendment 3. Why? It entrenches their monopoly, bans homegrown pot, and gives special licenses to corporations. They wrote it. They rigged it. And they are hoping you fall for it. Amendment 3 isn’t the marijuana amendment, it’s the monopoly amendment that funnels all sales through a few existing dispensaries stifling competition and ensures that only corporations profit rather than benefiting local growers or smaller businesses.
(2) Amendment 3 legalizes recreational marijuana all over the place – just like it is in Colorado and California. The smell will be everywhere because the stores distributing pot will move into our neighborhoods.
(3) Amendment 3 prevents marijuana from being able to be regulated in a sensible way by Florida’s legislature because the right to possess high amounts of marijuana would be enshrined in Florida’s Constitution – preventing time, place, or manner restrictions of any kind including when and where people can and cannot smoke marijuana from restaurants schools to hotels to community buildings – even if children are around – without facing any consequences.
(4) Amendment 3 creates a major black market for marijuana and make pot prevalent and easily accessible for children and teenagers. Just like the old Camel cartoon characters that cigarette companies used for marketing that appealed to youngsters, the marketing of marijuana gummies uses clever kid-appealing marketing techniques that have resulted in more hospitalizations and emergency room visits. Combine this new enormous market with the nation’s highest limit for possession at 3 ounces, which is equal to over 100 joints, this creates a perfect storm of bad outcomes.
(5) Amendment 3 threatens the health and safety of Floridians of all ages including our children, teenagers, and adults.
(6) Amendment 3 drives up the cost of legal marijuana due to regulations, testing and taxing, pushing consumers to seek cheaper, illegal alternatives, like they have in every other state that has legalized marijuana.
Governor Ron DeSantis provides more reasons to oppose Amendment 3 in the links below:
https://x.com/GovRonDeSantis/status/1849874437581258765
https://x.com/GovRonDeSantis/status/1849518877463420971
https://x.com/IngrahamAngle/status/1848752236706599212

The Importance of VOTING NO on Florida Ballot Measure Amendment 4

Existing Florida Law: In 2023, Governor DeSantis signed into law the Heartbeat Protection Act that restricts abortions once the unborn child has a detectible heartbeat after six weeks with exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother. Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration provides more details with the truth about Florida’s law here.
Amendment 4: On November 5, 2024 (Election Day), one of the ballot measures is Amendment 4 – initiated by Planned Parenthood and George Soros that would add an extreme and radical amendment to Florida’s constitution with no restrictions on abortion. Irrespective of whether one supports Florida’s existing law, here are key reasons Floridians across the political spectrum should oppose Amendment 4.
(1) Amendment 4 is opposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Members of Florida’s cabinet, President Trump, Republicans in Congress, and the state legislature.
(2) Amendment 4 is an extreme, dangerous, and deceptively worded amendment would legalize abortion to similar laws in California.
(3) Amendment 4 is written with no definitions for key wordslike “government interference”, “viability”, “health care provider”, and “patient’s health” – creating huge loopholes that will result in years of litigation and legal uncertainty. For example – the term “Health Care Provider(s)” aren’t just doctors but could be any one of dozens of health-intersecting occupations licensed by the state.

(4) Amendment 4 goes further than Roe vs Wade and would specifically facilitate abortion throughout all 9 months of pregnancy with no protections for the unborn baby, including giving approval to late-term, third trimester abortions, and when science says the baby is capable of feeling pain.
(5) Amendment 4 repeals Florida laws that most people on both sides of the political aisle support, like parental and informed consent, and laws protecting the safety of women.
(6) Amendment 4 allows anyone at an abortion clinic to determine an abortion is “necessary,” completely removing licensed medical doctors from the decision-making process and can lead to taxpayers being forced to pay for elective abortions. In Michigan, where voters recently approved a similar amendment, the same lawyers who wrote Amendment 4 are currently suing the state to force taxpayers to fund abortions. The same thing will happen in Florida if Amendment 4 passes.
Governor Ron DeSantis provides more reasons to oppose Amendment 4 in the links below:
https://x.com/GovRonDeSantis/status/1848847256453030321
https://x.com/GovRonDeSantis/status/1848444018059091979
https://x.com/GovRonDeSantis/status/1848820757327188026