In a slap against Republican Governor Ron DeSantis and a potential boost for Democrats across the state, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that a constitutional amendment referendum that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana can appear on the November ballot, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports.
Besides the potentiality of mellowing out some really fucked-up people in Florida, the cannabis question on the ballot will drive up participation in the election from young and more liberal voters, if demographic data from past statewide cannabis referenda hold true. This will help Democratic candidates up and down the ballot.
A word of caution, however: even if the ballot measure gets the majority of votes, the retired devotees of Jimmy Buffett shouldn’t get their hopes up that DeSantis would enact such a law. While Florida voters voted overwhelmingly to re-enfranchise felons who finished their sentences, DeSantis has yet to fully enact the law.