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Nonetheless, the commercial cannabis industry expects a demonstration of that level of support from the public to motivate the Florida legislature to revisit the issue,..

Reprinted from The Washington Post:

State votes on marijuana and psychedelics signal drug policy concerns

The state is Florida, and I've read that the recent election defeat of Amendment 3 is considered a big setback for the cannabis legalization movement.

Then why do cannabis advocates seem so pleased?

Possibly it’s because 56% of voters actually voted to approve the ballot measure-- authorizing the sale of marijuana for recreational use. Unfortunately for them, Florida law requires a 60% supermajority in order to become law.

Nonetheless, the commercial cannabis industry expects a demonstration of that level of public support  to inspire the Florida legislature to revisit the issue, and quite possibly to pass new legislation more favorable to the industry. So for them, the future still looks rosy.

In fact, industry sources believe that Florida's proximity to other, more conservative states will make it a 'pot of gold' in terms of potential sales to those...

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