Donald Trump Issues Surprise Statement On Marijuana

Donald Trump said Saturday on Truth Social that we do not need to “ruin lives” and “waste taxpayer dollars” arresting adults for marijuana.

“In Florida, like so many other States that have already given their approval, personal amounts of marijuana will be legalized for adults with Amendment 3. Whether people like it or not, this will happen through the approval of the Voters, so it should be done correctly,” Trump said.

“We need the State Legislature to responsibly create laws that prohibit the use of it in public spaces, so we do not smell marijuana everywhere we go, like we do in many of the Democrat run Cities. At the same time, someone should not be a criminal in Florida, when this is legal in so many other States,” he continued.

“We do not need to ruin lives & waste Taxpayer Dollars arresting adults with personal amounts of it on them, and no one should grieve a loved one because they died from fentanyl laced marijuana. We will make America SAFE again!” he added.

Tampa Bay Times reports:

Former President Donald Trump in a Saturday social media post seemingly showed his support for elements of a Florida amendment that would legalize marijuana for recreational use.

As a Florida voter, Trump will be able to cast his vote on Amendment 3 in November. The amendment would allow people 21 and older to legally buy and use marijuana without a medical card.

In a post Saturday, Trump said that in Florida “personal amounts of marijuana will be legalized for adults with Amendment 3.”

Trump said this would happen “whether people like it or not,” and said it should be done correctly with state laws to prohibit use of marijuana in public spaces.

Trump first hinted at his possible support for the amendment at a news conference at Mar-A-Lago earlier this month. He said, as more states legalize marijuana throughout the country, it’s “awfully hard to have people all over the jails” for marijuana charges.

“I am incredibly proud to have President Trump stand alongside us in our effort to end needless arrests and incarcerations of adults for simple possession of marijuana and to give Floridians the same individual freedom to choose safe, tested products that more than half the country already enjoys,” Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters said.

“Our shared goals to expand our freedoms and keep Floridians safe from fentanyl laced marijuana from the illicit market is why Amendment 3 has broad support and will pass in November. President Trump’s call for smart implementation is exactly why I filed a bill to prevent smoking in public. Marijuana should be consumed at home, and I will work alongside my colleagues in the legislature to ensure Florida does this right,” he added.

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— Joe Gruters (@JoeGruters) August 31, 2024

Trump Supports Florida Marijuana Legalization Ballot Measure, But Wants Lawmakers To Ban Public Smoking: “Whether people like it or not, this will happen through the approval of the Voters, so it should be done correctly.”https://t.co/93A0on4T2Y

— Marijuana Moment (@MarijuanaMoment) August 31, 2024

Per Marijuana Moment:

Earlier this month at a press conference, Trump told a reporter that he’s starting to “agree a lot more” that people should not be criminalized over marijuana given that it’s “being legalized all over the country”—adding that he would “fairly soon” reveal his position on the Florida ballot measure.

“As we legalize it, I start to agree a lot more because, you know, it’s being legalized all over the country,” Trump said at the time. “Florida has something coming up. I’ll be making a statement about that fairly soon.”

A reporter had asked about the Biden-Harris administration push to reschedule cannabis, as well as Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, stating repeatedly that people should not be incarcerated over simple cannabis offenses.

“As we legalize it throughout the country—whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing—it’s awfully hard to have people all over the jails that are in jail right now for something that’s legal,” Trump replied. “So I think obviously there’s a lot of sentiment to doing that.”

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