Trump's Nod Could Seal Florida's Marijuana Legalization Initiative, Says Longtime Ally Roger Stone
Trump's Nod Could Seal Florida's Marijuana Legalization Initiative, Says Longtime Ally Roger Stone
If former President Donald Trump were to endorse Florida's marijuana legalization initiative, known as Amendment 3, ahead of the upcoming November 2024 election, it would effectively "guarantee victory" for the measure, according to Roger Stone, a longtime Trump ally and GOP political operative, reported Marijuana Moment's Kyle Jaeger.
据Marijuana Moment的Kyle Jaeger报道，如前总统唐纳德·特朗普在即将到来的2024年11月选举前支持佛罗里达州的大麻合法化倡议（即修正案3号），那么这将有效地“保证了”该措施的胜利。这是特朗普的长期盟友和共和党政治行动家罗杰·斯通说的。
When asked last week at a press conference in Mar-a-Lago about Florida's legalization effort, Trump kept it vague. "Florida has something coming up. I'll be making a statement about that fairly soon." Though, he added, "As we legalize it throughout the country ... it's awfully hard to have people all over the jails that are in jail right now for something that's legal."
在上周的马拉歌记者会上被问及佛罗里达州的合法化努力时，特朗普对此持模糊态度。他说“佛罗里达州有些事情即将发生。我将很快发表声明。”虽然他补充说“随着我们在全国范围内将其合法化……让那些因某些合法化问题而目前在监狱中的人很难。”
While not explicitly endorsing the Florida legalization measure, he didn't denounce it either, despite fierce opposition to it from GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis.
虽然特朗普没有明确支持佛罗里达州的合法化措施，但他也没有反对，尽管佛罗里达州的共和党州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯强烈反对该措施。
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Remember Roger Stone?
还记得罗杰·斯通吗？
The self-proclaimed GOP "agent provocateur," Stone has been a fervent advocate for cannabis reform despite his admiration for Richard Nixon who launched the War on Drugs in 1968, which put the U.S. on a punitive path led by the DEA.
自封为共和党“煽动员”的斯通，尽管他钦佩1968年开启“禁毒战争”的理查德·尼克松，但一直是大麻改革的狂热支持者，这场战争导致美国开始以药品执法署为首的惩罚性手段。
Stone seemed to believe Trump would likely maintain his broader (read "vague") position that marijuana policy should be determined by individual states without federal interference. Stone told Marijuana Moment in the phone interview that if Trump endorses the initiative, it would secure its passage, though a neutral stance from the former president could make the outcome more contentious.
斯通似乎认为，特朗普很可能会保持他更广泛（即“模糊”的）的立场，即各州应当自行决定大麻政策，而不受联邦干预。斯通在电话采访中告诉Marijuana Moment，如果特朗普支持这一倡议，它将确保通过，尽管前总统保持中立态度可能会使结局更加争议。
Stone noted that Trump's recognition of cannabis' medicinal value aligns with his broader pro-choice perspective on personal freedoms, with the exception of women's right to choose — an issue Trump threw under the bus in exchange for the fundamentalist Christian vote.
斯通指出，特朗普认识到大麻的药用价值与他更广泛的个人自由的支持观点相一致，但排除了妇女选择权问题这一特例——这是特朗普为争取基督教保守派选民而放弃的问题。
While Trump's recent remarks suggest a shift in his views on criminalizing marijuana users, they are consistent with his criminal justice reforms during his presidency.
尽管特朗普最近的言论表明他在惩罚性处罚大麻使用者的观点上有所转变，但这与他在总统任期内进行的刑事司法改革是一致的。
Stone concluded to the outlet that Florida's conservative legislature is unlikely to pass adult-use legalization anytime soon, making Amendment 3 a crucial step toward reform.
斯通指出，佛罗里达保守派立法机构不太可能很快通过成年人合法化，这使修正案3号成为改革的至关一步。
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Photo: Benzinga edit with images by Shealah Craighead on Wikimedia Commons and Kym MacKinnon on Unsplash
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