Trump throws full support behind Florida pot legalization as DeSantis fights it

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : "As a Floridian, I will be voting YES on Amendment 3 this November," Trump wrote in the Sunday Truth post.
48% : In August, the Department of Health and Human Services concluded that marijuana should be moved from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act, which would make it easier to conduct scientific research and reduce taxes for cannabis companies.
42% : Trump posted his message about four hours after DeSantis told about 200 people at a Tallahassee church that Amendment 3 was a ploy by one Florida marijuana company to create a drug cartel backed by the state constitution.
40% : Trump is registered to vote in Florida, making him eligible to vote for Amendment 3 and another high-profile measure, Amendment 4, which seeks to expand abortion rights.
39% : Trump has already announced that he will not vote for Amendment 4 but he was highly critical of the state's recently-enacted ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, which was a top priority for DeSantis.
33% : But Trump has also said Amendment 3 would stop "needless" marijuana-related arrests, which he also brought up in his August post.
27% : "Trump, in his August social media post about Amendment 3, was both positive and negative about the ballot measure, which seeks to legalize pot use for people aged 21 and over and allow the state's medical marijuana industry to start selling for recreational use.
26% : "Trump has historically shied away from providing a concrete stance on marijuana legalization.
24% : Trump also historically has given conflicting statements about his stance on abortion rights.

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