Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently acknowledged that a majority of residents support both marijuana legalization and abortion rights. His comments came during a discussion about two failed citizen initiatives aimed at amending the state constitution on these issues.

The initiatives included the Adult Personal Use of Marijuana amendment and the Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion. Both measures fell short of the required 60% approval needed to pass, receiving 56% and 57% of the vote, respectively. Despite the majority support, DeSantis emphasized his opposition to these initiatives, stating, "And let’s just be honest, they were pushing issues in which probably more people agreed with them than agreed with me or agreed with us."

DeSantis described marijuana as "somewhat popular" among Floridians and acknowledged that many residents do not align with his pro-life stance. He argued that opposing the initiatives was the "morally right thing to do," claiming that increased access to abortion would have significant negative consequences. He stated, "It would have been very costly in terms of human lives, tens of thousands, you know, just in a year."

On the topic of marijuana, DeSantis expressed concerns about the potential impact on the state. He remarked, "You can’t function as a state if you smell marijuana everywhere, if these kids are doing it. And this isn’t the marijuana they had in Woodstock; this is really, really, you know, dangerous stuff. So it would have been terrible for Florida."

DeSantis made these remarks during an event with the Pennsylvania Family Institute, highlighting his administration's stance on these contentious issues in Florida.