The amendment received almost 6 million votes, nearly 56% of Florida voters, but came up short of the 60% required to pass ...

"The legislature doesn't want citizens to go over their head so easily," Ric Keller, a Republican congressman during the 2006 ...

Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford was among the public figures encouraging no votes on Amendment 3, which aimed to legalize ...

Companies face a financial squeeze after piling into Florida on belief Amendment 3 would pass, and the glut of supply may ...

Florida isn't the only state to reject a ballot measure on recreational pot. North Dakota and South Dakota also defeated legalization efforts. Voters did approve a medical measure in Nebraska ...

Amendment 3 – which would have legalized the recreational use of marijuana in the state’s constitution – failed to receive the 60% support needed to pass under Florida law.

Although Amendment 3 failed in Florida, supporters hope it sends a clear signal to lawmakers that the majority of Floridians support a path toward legalizing marijuana for adults.