A proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the use of recreational marijuana in Florida won’t be on the 2022 ballot.
The state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the proposed ballot language was misleading.
The court, in a 5-2 decision, said that the phrase that marijuana would be “for limited use and growing by persons twenty-one years of age or older” is misleading.
By the same margin, the court in April rejected a recreational-pot proposal by the committee Make It Legal Florida.
The latest proposal called “Regulate Marijuana in a Manner Similar to Alcohol to Establish Age, Licensing, and Other Restrictions,” already faced an uphill battle.
“The ballot summary here is not accurate. It falsely tells voters that the proposed amendment limits the use of recreational marijuana. Because the proposed amendment itself ‘does no such thing,’ it should not be placed on the ballot,” read the court’s opinion.
