2024 Florida Amendment 3 Adult Personal Use of Marijuana
Outcome Amendment not adopted (failed to reach 60% threshold) Results Choice
Votes % Yes 5,950,589 No 4,693,524 Valid votes 10,644,113 Invalid or blank votes 360,096 Total votes 11,004,209 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 13,949,168
County results
Yes
60–70%
50–60%
No
60–70%
50–60%
Florida Amendment 3 [ 1] Florida Constitution subject to a direct voter referendum on November 5, 2024, that would havelegalized cannabis for possession, purchase, and recreational use inFlorida for adults 21 years or older. The amendment achieved a majority 56% support among voters in the U.S. state of Florida but failed to reachthe 60% supermajority required for adoption .[ 2]
This bill was largely sponsored by current medical cannabis companies that aim to expand the state's cannabis economy. The amendment does not address home-growing or possession, unless in the container from the approved store.
The initiative was registered with authorities around August 2022 for signature collection and assigned initiative number 22-05. To qualify for the ballot, 891,589 valid signatures were required. By December 1, 2022, it had gotten 53,982 signatures.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Florida Secretary of State as of April 4,[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling on April 1, 2024 approving the amendment for placement on the November general ballot.[ 10]
The ballot summary for the amendment stated the following:[ 11]
Allows adults 21 years or older to possess, purchase, or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical personal consumption by smoking, ingestion, or otherwise; allows Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers, and other state licensed entities, to acquire, cultivate, process, manufacture, sell, and distribute such products and accessories. Applies to Florida law; does not change, or immunize violations of, federal law. Establishes possession limits for personal use. Allows consistent legislation. Defines terms. Provides effective date.
The financial impact statement for the amendment stated the following:
The amendment’s financial impact primarily comes from expected sales tax collections. If legal today, sales of non-medical marijuana would be subject to sales tax and would remain so if voters approve this amendment. Based on other states’ experiences, expected retail sales of non-medical marijuana would generate at least $195.6 million annually in state and local sales tax revenues once the retail market is fully operational, although the timing of this occurring is unclear. Under current law, the existing statutory framework for medical marijuana is repealed six months after the effective date of this amendment which affects how this amendment will be implemented. A new regulatory structure for both medical and nonmedical use of marijuana will be needed. Its design cannot be fully known until the legislature acts; however, regulatory costs will probably be offset by regulatory fees. Other potential costs and savings cannot be predicted.
Support and opposition [ edit ] Yes
Executive branch officials U.S. Representatives State legislators Sheriffs Local officials Individuals Organizations Labor unions No
Statewide officials U.S. senators U.S. representatives State legislators Sheriffs Local officials Individuals Organizations A 60% supermajority vote was required for the amendment to be approved.
Poll source Date(s) Sample[ b] Margin For[ c] Against Undecided Stetson University [ 54] October 25 – November 1, 2024 452 (LV) ± 5.0% 64% 36% – Florida Atlantic University/Mainstreet Research October 19–27, 2024 913 (RV) ± 3.2% 60% 34% 6% Emerson College [ A] October 18–20, 2024 860 (LV) ± 3.3% 60% 34% 6% Cherry Communications (R) [ B] October 10–20, 2024 614 (LV) ± 4.3% 57% ? ? University of North Florida October 7–18, 2024 865 (LV) ± 3.49% 66% 30% 4% Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy October 1–4, 2024 625 (RV) ± 4.0% 58% 35% 7% Public Policy Polling (D) [ C] September 25–26, 2024 808 (RV) ± 3.5% 58% 35% 7% Victory Insights (R) September 22–25, 2024 600 (LV) ± 4.4% 54% 29% 17% Cherry Communications (R) [ B] August 15–26, 2024 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 59% ? ? Public Policy Polling (D) [ C] August 21–22, 2024 837 (RV) ± 3.4% 57% 34% 9% Florida Atlantic University/Mainstreet Research August 10–11, 2024 1,055 (RV) ± 3.0% 56% 29% 15% Suffolk University/USA Today August 7–11, 2024 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 63% 33% 3% The Tyson Group [ D] July 2024 1,500 (LV) ± 2.53% 64% 27% 9% University of North Florida July 24–27, 2024 774 (LV) ± 4.6% 64% 31% 5% Beacon Research (D)/Shaw & Company Research (R) [ E] June 1–4, 2024 1,075 (RV) ± 3% 66% 32% 2% Cherry Communications (R) [ B] April 28 – May 7, 2024 609 (LV) ± 4.0% 58% 37% 5% Florida Atlantic University/Mainstreet Research April 15–17, 2024 865 (A) ± 3.3% 47% 35% 18% USA Today/IPSOS April 5–7, 2024 1,014 (A) ± 4.1% 56% 40% 4% The Tyson Group [ D] February 2024 1,764 (LV) ± 2.33% 65% 22% 13% University of North Florida November 6–26, 2023 716 (RV) ± 4.37% 67% 28% 5%
County[ 55] Yes No Total # % # % Alachua 90,219 45,673 135,892 Baker 6,513 8,385 14,898 Bay 54,359 42,875 97,234 Bradford 6,884 6,916 13,800 Brevard 199,393 157,592 356,985 Broward 507,704 333,392 841,096 Calhoun 2,883 3,466 6,349 Charlotte 66,137 56,066 122,203 Citrus 51,611 45,214 96,825 Clay 65,416 59,304 124,720 Collier 98,993 111,136 210,129 Columbia 16,490 16,730 33,220 Desoto 6,081 6,090 12,171 Dixie 3,787 4,266 8,053 Duval 283,346 183,250 466,596 Escambia 90,818 70,333 161,151 Flagler 41,937 36,541 78,478 Franklin 3,692 3,005 6,697 Gadsden 13,921 7,875 21,796 Gilchrist 4,681 5,960 10,641 Glades 2,438 2,786 5,224 Gulf 4,397 4,230 8,627 Hamilton 2,783 2,853 5,636 Hardee 3,193 4,833 8,026 Hendry 6,451 6,661 13,112 Hernando 60,248 49,785 110,033 Highlands 24,023 26,935 50,958 Hillsborough 382,243 277,062 659,305 Holmes 3,570 5,477 9,047 Indian River 52,427 44,749 97,176 Jackson 10,551 11,436 21,987 Jefferson 4,228 4,242 8,470 Lafayette 1,388 2,339 3,727 Lake 115,617 106,547 222,164 Lee 205,597 175,694 381,291 Leon 101,249 55,034 156,283 Levy 12,120 12,014 24,134 Liberty 1,568 1,901 3,469 Madison 4,519 4,510 9,029 Manatee 123,672 102,280 225,952 Marion 109,781 99,697 209,478 Martin 52,732 44,752 97,484 Miami-Dade 510,124 525,479 1,035,603 Monroe 28,211 15,571 43,782 Nassau 32,286 32,436 64,722 Okaloosa 59,999 53,185 113,184 Okeechobee 8,083 7,816 15,899 Orange 359,206 231,604 590,810 Osceola 91,274 75,811 167,085 Palm Beach 433,345 295,661 729,006 Pasco 174,363 137,316 311,679 Pinellas 311,878 192,937 504,815 Polk 180,139 161,556 341,695 Putnam 19,275 16,743 36,018 Santa Rosa 56,744 54,812 111,556 Sarasota 154,426 118,745 273,171 Seminole 145,045 105,711 250,756 St. Johns 99,304 95,464 194,768 St. Lucie 107,583 74,786 182,369 Sumter 49,160 53,947 103,107 Suwannee 9,965 11,744 21,709 Taylor 4,964 4,856 9,820 Union 2,749 3,426 6,175 Volusia 172,634 132,619 305,253 Wakulla 10,476 9,288 19,764 Walton 23,945 25,340 49,285 Washington 5,751 6,785 12,536 Total 5,950,589 55.90% 4,693,524 44.10% 10,644,113
^ Numbered as the 22nd from 2013–2017 & as the 21st from 2017–2023 ^ Key: ^ 60% approval isrequired for a Florida constitutional amendment Partisan clients ^ Neely, Samantha (April 2, 2024)."Florida Supreme Court OKs marijuana amendment for 2024 ballot. What is recreational weed?" .The News-Press . RetrievedApril 19, 2024 . ^ "Adult Personal Use of Marijuana - Constitutional Amendment Full Text" (PDF) . Florida Division of Elections. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on October 1, 2022. RetrievedJuly 18, 2023 .^ Call, James (December 1, 2022)."Trulieve spending big on Florida recreational ballot measure" .Tallahassee Democrat .Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. RetrievedMay 1, 2023 . ^ Lewis, Victoria (August 9, 2022)."Florida recreational marijuana initiative hopes to land on 2024 ballot" . WPTV.Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. RetrievedMay 1, 2023 . ^ Kam, Dara (February 3, 2023)."A Florida recreational marijuana proposal clears its initial hurdle" .WUSF (FM) .Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. RetrievedMay 1, 2023 . ^ "Florida recreational marijuana proposal tops 635,000 signatures" . News Service of Florida. April 5, 2023.Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. RetrievedMay 1, 2023 – viaWINK-TV .^ Mitchell, Jackie (May 2, 2023)."Florida marijuana legalization initiative has 94% of signatures needed to appear on 2024 ballot" .Ballotpedia ^ "Florida Cannabis Activists Gather Enough Signatures To Put Legalization On 2024 Ballot" . Benzinga. June 1, 2023.^ Ritchie, Bruce (June 1, 2023)."Florida recreational marijuana effort clears crucial hurdle" .Politico ^ Benson, Chris."Florida high court approves November ballot questions on abortion, adult-use marijuana" . UPI – via MSN. ^ "Initiative Information" .dos.elections.myflorida.com . RetrievedSeptember 17, 2024 .^ Léonie Chao-Fong (August 31, 2024)."Donald Trump comes out in support of recreational-use marijuana in Florida" .The Guardian . ^ Patricia Mazzei; Michael Gold (August 31, 2024). "Trump Signals Support for Marijuana Legalization in Florida".The New York Times . ^ Taylor, Janelle (August 29, 2024)."Lois Frankel backs Amendment 3, says recreational pot initiative 'will save lives' .Florida Politics . RetrievedAugust 29, 2024 . ^ Sexton, Christine (July 31, 2024)."Top Republican Joe Gruters breaks ranks, supports making pot legal for adults" .Florida Politics . RetrievedJuly 31, 2024 . ^ Vecerina, Michelle (October 28, 2024)."Trulieve CEO and Florida senators unite for statewide campaign to promote pro-weed Amendment 3" . Florida's Voice. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 . ^a b c d Scanlan, Dan (October 25, 2024)."Amendment 3 marijuana issue fires up people on both sides" . Jax Today. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 . ^ Sexton, Christine (September 4, 2024)."Top Senate Democrat backs recreational pot amendment" .Florida Politics . RetrievedSeptember 4, 2024 . ^ Young, Morris (July 17, 2024)."OPINION Why this sheriff supports Amendment 3" .Tallahassee Democrat . RetrievedJuly 17, 2024 . ^ Stofan, Jake (September 23, 2024)."EXCLUSIVE: Bradford Sheriff Gordon Smith becomes first conservative sheriff to endorse recreational marijuana amendment" . Action News Jax. RetrievedOctober 9, 2024 . ^ Gancarski, A.G. (August 17, 2024)."Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan backs recreational pot initiative" .Florida Politics . RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 . ^ Levine Cava, Daniella (October 11, 2024)."Miami-Dade mayor: Bipartisan leaders agree Amendment 3 is right for Florida" Miami Herald .Archived from the original on October 28, 2024. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 . ^ Kam, Dara (August 8, 2022)."Trulieve and the Bellamy Brothers are behind Florida's latest push for legal recreational marijuana" .WUSF (FM) . RetrievedAugust 25, 2024 . ^ Ogles, Jacob (May 29, 2024)."John Morgan lights up Florida fight for medical marijuana, endorses Amendment 3" .Florida Politics . RetrievedMay 29, 2024 . ^ Scheckner, Jesse (September 16, 2024)." .Florida Politics . RetrievedSeptember 16, 2024 . ^ Stone, Roger (August 10, 2024)."I will vote YES on Amendment 3 in Florida because the states current medicinal marijuana system approved overwhelmingly like by voters is user unfriendly , bureaucratic, restrictive, and expensive. Yet another fuck up by Ron DeSantis" .Twitter . RetrievedAugust 22, 2024 . ^ Dixon, Matt; Smith, Allan (October 20, 2024)."Ron DeSantis battles his onetime top ally in bid to stop marijuana legalization in Florida" .NBC News . ^ Scheckner, Jesse (September 23, 2024)."Ex-Dolphin Ricky Williams backs Amendment 3 to 'end prejudice over cannabis' in Florida" .Florida Politics . RetrievedSeptember 24, 2024 . ^ Russon, Gabrielle (September 16, 2024)."Of course: Florida Democrats endorse Amendment 3, 4 and reject the rest" .Florida Politics . RetrievedSeptember 16, 2024 . ^ Johnson, Matthew (July 8, 2024)."Libertarian Party of Florida Endorses Amendment Three" .Libertarian Party of Florida . RetrievedSeptember 16, 2024 . ^ Taylor, Janelle (September 10, 2024)."Young Republicans support 'individual freedom,' back recreational pot amendment" .Florida Politics . RetrievedSeptember 11, 2024 . ^ Bruce, Felicia (September 30, 2024)."Florida Alliance for Retired Americans Endorses Amendment 3" . Smart & Safe Florida. RetrievedOctober 9, 2024 . ^ Jackson, Bacardi (August 26, 2024)."ACLU of Florida Endorses Amendment 3, Cannabis Legalization in Florida" .American Civil Liberties Union . RetrievedOctober 9, 2024 . ^ "Recreational Marijuana Initiative Launched" .Trulieve . August 9, 2022. RetrievedJuly 11, 2024 .^ Sexton, Christine (August 21, 2024)."Endorsements keep rolling in for adult-use marijuana amendment" .Florida Politics . RetrievedAugust 22, 2024 . ^ WESH (July 10, 2024)."Gov. Ron DeSantis opposes legalizing recreational marijuana despite voter support" .WESH . RetrievedJuly 11, 2024 . ^a b c DeSantis, Casey (October 22, 2024)."Vote NO on Amendment 3! Today in Polk County, @FLSurgeonGen , @PolkCoSheriff , @jonmartinesq and other advocates spoke out with me in opposition to Amendment 3. Watch our conversation here: ⬇️" .X . RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 . ^ Booker, Sydney (October 24, 2024)."This morning @CommMannyDiazJr joined @realJennaEllis to talk about the dangerous impacts Amendment 3 would have on Floridians. Watch the full interview here" .X . RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 . ^ Nuñez, Jeanette (October 23, 2024)."First Lady @CaseyDeSantis is spot on. Amendment 3 is nothing more than corporate greed. NO on Amendment 3!" .X . RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 . ^ Matat, Stephany (June 8, 2024)."Florida Sen. Rick Scott says he'll vote against recreational pot after brother's death" .AP News . RetrievedJune 8, 2024 . ^ Schuler, Christina (October 28, 2024)."Byron Donalds backs Amendment 2, opposes 3 and 4" . Florida's Voice. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 . ^ Dunn, Neal (August 30, 2024)."As a physician, I oppose legalizing recreational marijuana. There's overwhelming medical evidence that marijuana alters brain development and function of kids - and even young adults. Amendment 3 would put Floridians at increased risk of developing serious health conditions and will inevitably lead to more usage among kids. VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT 3" .X . RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 . ^ Sexton, Christine (August 12, 2024)."Matt Gaetz says he opposes proposed amendment legalizing marijuana for adults" .Florida Politics . RetrievedAugust 12, 2024 . ^a b Pushaw, Christina (October 25, 2024)."Florida legislative leaders, Republicans @Sen_Albritton and @Daniel_PerezFL , are both voting NO on Amendment 3. Florida already has safe and legal marijuana for medical patients who can benefit from it, and Amendment 3 would bring more harm than good to our state" .X . RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 . ^ Costeines, Michael (November 1, 2024)."Sen. Ileana Garcia urges Floridians to vote 'NO' on Amendment 3" . The Floridian. RetrievedNovember 1, 2024 . ^ Ogles, Jacob (October 4, 2024)."Sam Garrison says Florida doesn't need recreational pot to thrive" .Florida Politics . RetrievedOctober 4, 2024 . ^ Cooper, Amber (September 17, 2024)."Sen. Martin warns voters on Amendment 3: If passed, 'legislature can't change certain aspects' . Florida's Voice. RetrievedSeptember 17, 2024 . ^ Rudman, Joel (September 18, 2024)."I prefer my heroes to be alive. @PaulStanleyLive and @genesimmons don't smoke dope. Kurt Cobain, Scott Weiland, and Jimi Hendrix did. Teach your kids to respect drugs. Vote NO to self medication and addiction. Vote NO to Amendment 3" .X . RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 . ^ "Florida Sheriffs Alert: Impaired driving affects more than just you. Marijuana is sending more kids to the E.R., is often tied to domestic abuse, and is causing increased car collisions, fatalities, and insurance rates. Educate your families—protect your kids!" .X . October 17, 2024. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ Molina, Daniel (April 18, 2024)."Bovo Opposes Amendment 3 Legalizing Marijuana" . The Floridian. ^ Shapiro, Ben [@benshapiro] (November 1, 2024)."If you're in Florida, vote NO on Amendments 3 and 4" (Tweet ). RetrievedNovember 2, 2024 – viaTwitter . ^ Sexton, Christine (July 30, 2024)."Just say no: Florida Sheriffs Association takes position opposing recreational marijuana amendment" .Florida Politics . RetrievedJuly 31, 2024 . ^ Molina, Daniel (May 7, 2024)."Florida Republicans Officially Oppose Amendment 3" . The Floridian. RetrievedMay 8, 2024 . ^ "November Poll Crosstabs" (PDF) .Stetson University . RetrievedNovember 2, 2024 .^ "November 5, 2024 General Election - Official Results - Constitutional Amendment: Adult Personal Use of Marijuana" .Florida Secretary of State . RetrievedOctober 5, 2025 .
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