Marijuana

Nearly 56 percent of Florida voters supported a measure that would have allowed recreational use of marijuana for adults, but that wasn’t enough to push the proposed constitutional amendment over the finish line.

Amendments 3 and 4, on adult recreational marijuana use and abortion rights, were the most hotly contested, and both received majority approval. But they still didn’t pass. Why?

An amendment that would have enshrine the right to an abortion until viability in the Florida constitution received 57.2% of the vote in favor, but it wasn’t enough. NBC6’s Marissa Bagg reports. 

Supporters say the amendment will deter people from purchasing marijuana on the black market, lead to fewer arrests, but opponents worry about the impacts of legalizing a drug. NBC6’s Sophia Hernandez reports.

NBC6 travels to Virginia to get a better sense of the pot industry and its future as Floridians get ready to vote on Amendment 3.

When it comes to marijuana, like Florida, the commonwealth of Virginia also approved medical use. But the state also allows people to grow their own plants and those in favor of legalizing pot say this set-up has created confusion. NBC6’s Hatzel Vela traveled to Virginia to show us how that state’s situation could help you figure out how to vote...

In November, Florida voters won’t be asked to vote just for the next president of the United States — they will also decide whether the state should legalize recreational marijuana.

On Nov. 5, Florida residents won’t just be voting for president. They will also be deciding whether to legalize recreational marijuana–along with five other amendments.

Here, we break down Amendment 3, its impacts and what Florida currently allows. 

In a TruthSocial post, the former president said he expects a ballot measure to legalize marijuana in Florida to pass.

DEA and K-9 units uncovered a drug haul after suspicious bags were flagged at Miami International Airport

At least three additional Black farmers could be in line for medical-marijuana licenses as part of a wide-ranging Department of Health bill that Gov. Ron DeSantis signed this week.

Martha’s Vineyard is about to run out of pot, prompting a lawsuit. Thousands of registered medical users and recreational ones could be affected.

The State of Florida doesn’t have restrictions or regulations on how a farm must grow their product, but they do have to ensure that what the customer buys is really what they receive.

Gov. Ron DeSantis — who’s come out swinging against a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational marijuana — on Friday delivered a victory to potential pot competitors by vetoing a measure that would have severely restricted the sales and production of euphoria-inducing hemp-based products.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday delivered a victory to potential pot competitors by vetoing a measure that would have severely restricted the sales and production of euphoria-inducing hemp-based products.

We go behind the scenes at Sunburn Farms for an inside look at how weed is grown.

Millions of people in the U.S. report using marijuana daily or nearly every day, and those people now outnumber those who say they are daily or nearly-daily drinkers of alcohol.

The Justice Department officially proposed reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. News4’s Jackie Bensen explains how it would ease restrictions on cannabis on the federal level if approved.

A proposed rule sent to the federal register recognizes the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs.