Rick Scott: I Will Vote Against Florida’s Legal Weed Ballot Measure Because My Brother Was An Addict

The Associated Press reports:

Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida says he’ll be voting in November against a ballot amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in his state, a deeply personal decision based on his brother’s long history of addiction.

The senator and former Florida governor said he watched his brother Roger Scott begin smoking marijuana as a teenager and then struggle with substance use for the rest of life.

“People end up with addictive personalities, and so he did,” Scott said in an interview. “It messes up your life, and so that’s why I’ve never supported legalization of drugs.” When Roger Scott died in April at 67, the cause wasn’t substance abuse, but rather “a life of drugs and alcohol” catching up with him, the senator said.

Read the full article. Fox News reported earlier this week that both the weed and abortion rights ballot measures before Florida voters in November are polling higher than the 60% threshold needed to pass.

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— The Associated Press (@AP) June 8, 2024