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How DeSantis may have tipped the scales on abortion rights and recreational marijuana--an investigative report

News and views for Florida's Left Coast

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J.C. Bruce
Oct 20, 2025
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A majority of Florida voters went to the polls last year and cast their ballots in favor of initiatives that would have protected abortion rights and legalized recreational use of marijuana.

But a simple majority wasn’t enough. Because Florida law requires such measures to secure 60 percent of the vote to pass, both narrowly failed.

But was it a fair fig…

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