Source: The Atlantic
by Nicholas Florko
“If Florida passes the amendment [legalizing recreational marijuana], the state would become something of an aberration. Although 24 other states already have legal pot on the books, just four of them voted for Donald Trump in 2020: Alaska, Missouri, Ohio, and Montana. Many top Republicans remain vehemently against legal weed, warning that the drug brings disorder and health risks, especially as marijuana has become more potent. … But Republican voters are gradually breaking away from the party’s hard-line stance. A slim majority are now in favor of legalization, according to Gallup, which has tracked Americans’ views on marijuana every year since 1969. Republicans’ newfound support is as much a matter of age as of politics. Unlike the main state party, the Florida Young Republicans group called legalization ‘the obvious choice.'” (09/30/24)