Florida Rejects Measure to Legalize Recreational Marijuana

A push to legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida failed on Nov. 5 as voters rejected a ballot initiative to that effect. At present, the state only authorizes the use of medicinal marijuana. Amendment 3 would have made it legal for adults ages 21 and older to purchase and possess up to 3 ounces of marijuana and use the drug recreationally. By 9:30 p.m. on Election Day, with 92 percent of the vote in, the proposal had received 55.8 percent of the vote. It needed a 60 percent majority to pass. Smart Approaches to Marijuana President Kevin Sabet heralded the measure’s failure as “one of Big Marijuana’s biggest defeats yet” in a statement....