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    Does Trump want to legalize weed? He plans to vote “yes” in Florida

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    “As we legalize marijuana across the country…it’s terribly difficult to have people all over the prisons who are currently in prison for something that is legal,” Trump said in August.

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    Marijuana is on the ballot in four states this election and voters may be trying to understand how the presidential candidates weigh on hot topic.

    republican candidate Donald Trump expressed his support for the pro-marijuana legislation in the months leading up to Election Day, but he has been skeptical of the drug in years past.

    Voters in Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Florida will see marijuana on their ballots. Specifically, ballot measures related to recreational marijuana will be on the table in Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota, and medical marijuana will be on the ballot in Nebraska. And in Massachusetts, where medical and recreational marijuana is already legal, voters will decide whether to legalize psychedelics.

    But it’s not just in these four states that Americans are talking about marijuana. According to a Pew Research Center study released in March, 88% of adults in the United States think marijuana should be legal for medical or recreational use, and 57% think marijuana should be legal for both purposes.

    Trump plans to vote ‘yes’ on Florida Amendment 3

    Florida Amendment 3 asks voters to consider a state constitutional amendment that would permit the possession, purchase and use of non-medical marijuana by adults 21 and older. The amendment would also allow medical marijuana treatment centers and other licensed public entities to acquire, cultivate, process, manufacture, sell and distribute marijuana products and accessories.

    A “yes” vote on Amendment 3 would establish the constitutional amendment.

    “As a Floridian, I will vote yes on Amendment 3 this November,” Trump wrote in a statement. job made to Truth Social, its social media platform, on September 8.

    “It’s time to end unnecessary arrests and incarcerations”

    In recent months, Trump has expressed more direct support for marijuana decriminalization.

    During a press conference at Mar-a-Largo on August 8, Trump said that as more states legalize marijuana, he’s starting to be “a lot more” OK with it.

    “As we legalize marijuana across the country, whether it’s a good thing or a bad thing, it’s terribly difficult to have people all over the prisons who are currently in prison for something legal,” Trump said during the press conference.

    In his Truth on social mediaTrump added: “I believe it is time to end the unnecessary arrests and incarceration of adults for small amounts of marijuana for personal use.”

    According to the Pew Research Center study42% of Americans believe the effects of legalizing recreational marijuana make the criminal justice system “more fair.”

    Rescheduling support

    Also in his September 8 Truth Social jobTrump also said he would like to “focus on research to unlock the medical uses of marijuana as a Schedule 3 drug.”

    Currently, marijuana is a Schedule I drugwhich are drugs defined as having “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse” by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Other Schedule I drugs include heroin, LSD, ecstasy and methaqualone.

    Schedule III drugson the other hand, are defined as having “moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence.” Examples are medications containing less than 90 milligrams of codeine per dosage unit, ketamine, anabolic steroids, and testosterone.

    In May, the Department of Justice, under the Biden administration, decided to reclassify marijuana of a medicine from Schedule I to Schedule III. However, the DOJ has not yet finalized its decision.

    What has Trump said about marijuana legislation in the past?

    During his presidency, Trump supported federal marijuana legislation, but over the years he has expressed support for states to dictate their own legislation on the matter. Although he has been critical of recreational marijuana, he has been, for the most part, supportive of medical marijuana.

    During the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2015Trump was asked his thoughts on legalizing recreational marijuana in Colorado, ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

    “I would say it’s bad,” Trump said in answer. “Medical marijuana is another thing, but I think it’s bad, and I feel very strongly about it. If they (states) vote for it, they vote for it, but, you know, they have a lot of problems , right now in Colorado there are big problems I think medical marijuana – 100%.

    A few months later, Trump said at a campaign rally in Nevada that the government should look to Colorado to better understand how marijuana laws work.

    Greta Cross is a national trends reporter at USA TODAY. Follow her on X and Instagram @gretalcross. An idea for a story? Send him an email to [email protected].

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