DeSantis Opposes Marijuana, Abortion Amendments

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'They're whipping us with our money': Experts say DeSantis is using state money to 'illegally' oppose abortion, legal weed

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is trying to defeat ballot initiatives that would legalize recreational marijuana and restore reproductive freedom in the Sunshine State .

The failed presidential candidate has invested significant political capital and tens of millions of dollars of state funds on this quest.

He’s also enlisted the heads of state agencies to publicly oppose the amendments.

Governor DeSantis has been on a nonstop speaking tour around the state to oppose the amendments.

He’s often accompanied by doctors who oppose reproductive rights, law enforcement, and state employees.

He has inaccurately suggested that a minor could simply terminate a pregnancy in the eighth month , one of conservatives’ favorite lies to tell about abortion.

DeSantis has asked other state agency heads to speak out against the amendments, a confidential source said.

Neither AHCA nor DCF responded to questions about whether they took leave from work to speak at the event, or whether their actions were illegal.

The governor removed two duly elected prosecutors because he didn’t like their policies.

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