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Sheriff Chitwood on Amendment 3 (Recreational Marijuana)

By |October 7, 2024|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , |

The following article was retrieved from: https://www.volusiasheriff.gov/news/volusia-county-sheriff/sheriff-chitwood-voting-no-on-amendment-3-recreational-marijuana.stml "Sheriff Mike Chitwood has joined his fellow sheriffs and the Florida Sheriffs Association in opposition to Amendment 3, which proposes the legalization of recreational marijuana in Florida. A summary of concerns about Amendment 3 from Sheriff Chitwood: Amendment 3 would establish a monopoly for large, mostly out-of-state corporations to dominate what could be a $6 billion industry in Florida. Essentially, marijuana legalization is the next Big Tobacco. I believe the purpose of Amendment 3 is NOT to legalize, decriminalize and make marijuana available for adults in Florida, but rather to enrich those that funded and [...]

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