Florida Democratic Party Statement on Amendment 3

Amendment 3 has fallen short of the 60% threshold required for passage. In response, the Florida Democratic Party has issued the following statement:

“The failure of Amendment 3 is a direct result of illegal campaign activity by Ron DeSantis and the Executive Office of the Governor,” said FDP Chair Nikki Fried. “Using millions of dollars of opioid settlement money and breaking multiple statutes along the way, Ron used the full force of the state to lie to voters about the effects of cannabis legalization — from enlisting state agencies to produce illegal anti-cannabis propaganda to putting his own Chief of Staff in charge of the campaign effort.

“Floridians everywhere should be outraged at this stunning government overreach. The so-called party of ‘small government’ has turned Florida into an authoritarian hellscape, and they used taxpayer dollars to do it. Florida Democrats will continue to do everything in our power to hold these extremists accountable for their actions.”