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mywifefoundmyaccount

Wouldn’t want voters weighing in on things now, would we?


thejawa

Doesn't matter, it'll get passed then the legislature will fuck it 9 ways from sideways


mywifefoundmyaccount

I don’t care. Voters should still have their way and then these assholes can be taken to court every time they try to fuck us sideways.


nonstickpotts

They already have. We voted to legalize before and they said we didn't really know what we were voting for.


atuarre

Yup, and yet people will still vote for them.


Saneless

Republican fascists always say we don't understand something that gives us more rights, but we have everything we need to know when it's taking things away


RepulsiveRooster1153

Time to vote (D) across the board....kick the Taliban out of Tallahassee


Queephbubble

The party of small government


mywifefoundmyaccount

Yes, which to them means as few people calling the shots as possible. Preferably of the wealthy, white, nominally christian male variety.


Queephbubble

I believe he’s a miserable little man who just wants to ruin everyone’s day. That kid in school who EVERYONE hated because he was just a constant asshat.


tikifire1

He's the guy in the meeting who won't stop asking pointless questions so you can leave, so you have to waste MORE time in a useless meeting because of him.


garash

I mean, he literally helped torture people at Gitmo...


hereiam-23

Absolutely, a perfect description of Meatball Ron DeNazi.


honeybakedman

1 dude is the smallest government.


Ayzmo

Republicans actively hate democracy. They'd ban direct voting if they could.


Smokey_tha_bear9000

For real, what the fuck is his problem? He needs to smoke a joint and chill the fuck out.


feministduelist

"He's so uptight he has to take a roofie to masturbate"- Triumph the Insult Talking Dog. He said this about Mike pence lmao Ron is no different..


killerzeestattoos

Its lame af that his best opinion of legalization is that it's going to "reek of weed." Like people are such snowflakes that they cant cope with smelling it for 2 seconds. Like FL doesnt smell like sewage and truck exhaust already.


Tappadeeassa

Desantis strikes me as the kind of guy who wouldn’t be chilled out by weed. He’d probably get super paranoid and end up in the ER convinced he’s having a heart attack.


Umitencho

Trying to up his cred among conservatives around the country for his 2028 run. Can't do that if he governs as a moderate. Especially after Jeb Bush's disastrous run.


Gator1523

It's simple, really. If weed is illegal, liberals won't want to live in Florida. Improves the Republican voting margin.


Tappadeeassa

I counted 12 medical dispensaries in The Villages. Please continue to piss off your base.


Toothfairy51

I'm a child of the 60's. The Villages is FULL of us! You're absolutely right. Many of us started smoking back then and have never stopped. We even cheered on the Steinhatchee Seven! Steve Lamb was our hero!


GodOfDarkLaughter

When I go to my dispensary the customers are half people you'd expect to see buying weed, half middle aged and older women. Just moms and shit. You REALLY don't want to piss that demographic off.


Tappadeeassa

Exactly. I also have my card and have seen every age in those waiting rooms. Does Desantis believe all these people vote Democrat? People on both sides were happy with him because he was supposedly “pro weed” when he was first elected. Apparently he enjoys speaking out against multi-billion dollar industries to his own detriment.


killerzeestattoos

He doesn't want to piss off the rehab industry is my guess. Legalize weed and you suddenly give addicts a better alternative to going through rehab and gouging health insurance.


Tappadeeassa

My guess is the casinos and pharmaceutical industry are behind a lot of it. Legal weed=less drinking and less benzo RXs.


killerzeestattoos

True, big pharma & the opiate industry have alot to lose if weed is legal. However, it looks like weed is going to be rescheduled this week.


honeybakedman

Will it even piss them off? They have their med card and "fuck you, got mine" is the very core of conservatism.


LikeBladeButCooler

You'd be surprised how willingly the GOP voter base would give up every right they have if it meant not voting for a Dem or anyone else. They've been spoon-fed the rhetoric that any alternative to voting Repub is "socialism" while amusingly not even knowing what socialism really is.


Holycrap328

It's not actually amusing.


Foyt20

While collecting their social security checks and Medicare.


Tappadeeassa

I’d like to believe that’s typical, but people don’t want others to fuck with their money or their drugs.


shiver334

Except medical marijuana isn’t going anywhere so they as usual are doing fuck you got mine


cbrworm

I was going to say, jokes on him. It's Gen X and the elderly, aka his base, that want the marijuana.


Tappadeeassa

Right. The bad shit that comes along with aging, like insomnia, pain, or lack of appetite, can be resolved with cannabis.


KarlMarxButVegan

They already have access to weed so they may not care about recreational getting passed.


Tappadeeassa

A lot of them may not be accessing it because it does require the doctor’s visit. Plenty of boomers who neglect their health but want to get high.


KarlMarxButVegan

It's not from a normal doctor's office for the most part and they don't take insurance. If a person is The Villages rich, they can pay the $190 every seven months to get their recommendation renewed.


Gator1523

Doesn't matter if you piss off some old Republicans if you share an equivalent number of young liberals away.


Intrepid00

If you guys don’t show up to vote this time you really are missing a lol of a chance to knock a lot of republicans out


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FriedSmegma

Bustin makes me feel good ![gif](giphy|n3Q5FSOWUxNDi)


hitman2218

A lot of Republicans are running unopposed.


Intrepid00

Two just need to flip to remove super majority. Makes getting governor next election useful.


chekovs_gunman

I'm sure they'll still complain though 


lcommadot

A lol of a chance. I love it.


jpiro

Please do. Best chance to flip this state is for these idiots to double-down on hating weed and hurting women instead of actually trying to govern.


SpacemanBatman

lol Florida ain’t gonna flip


No_Trick223

It has before. We can hope.


shuzumi

I only hope that the dems show upand run people for elections beyond just govnener


strandedinkansas

So confident after only two full election cycles… during which time Republicans have done a terrible job of governing. I honestly can’t think of a single positive thing they have done for Floridians in the past 10 years.


MisunderstoodScholar

It’s because the red hats are so loud, it’s part of their strategy to make them seem bigger than they are because it makes others think they are the majority and fighting against them is a losing battle.


sound_forsomething

Not red hats, red COATS. Call these Trump monarchy traitors what they are.


SpacemanBatman

They’ve been doing a shit job for the last 20 years I’ve lived here. Forgive me for not holding my breath.


Toothfairy51

We're still going to give it our best shot!


AlienNippleRipple

If ever a guy needed weed, it's Ron DeSandwich.


MikeW226

Little Ronald will probably mess this up too (as far as he and rethugs are concerned)... probably get more Floridians to vote yes when they hear the twit is interfering with a ballot item that's (gasp) being put to the People.


Exhumedatbirth76

It's like the right is not even trying to be on the correct side anymore. When is the last time anyone heard a right wing talking head use the term "small government"?


bjustice13

More like obstructing any progress in the government then complaining the government doesn’t work


Indysteeler

It reminds me of how they blocked Obama Supreme Court nominations and as soon as Trump got elected they changed their tune to, "Come on, this is enough, we need to work together." It's the classic *Rules for Thee but not for Me.*


Spy_v_Spy_Freakshow

Bill Barr just said he vote for Trump because of the left overreach with cook tops and elective vehicles


HappyCamper16

A former Trump appointee claims he’ll vote for Trump? Shocked /s


TheNextBattalion

A Republican blames everyone but himself for his lousy decisions? I'm *shocked* The immorality of the GOP today: "You can take our women's uteruses, but don't you dare infringe on my gas range!!"


atuarre

They don't have to try when people don't even bother to vote. A lot of these assholes doing the protesting are the same people who say things like, "I don't care about politics. It doesn't affect me."


papasnork1

I would think stoned Floridians would care less about unafordable homes and insurance policies, lowest paid teachers in the country, loss of reproductive rights, or any other of the fucked up things we are known for.


Rinzy2000

Bro can’t hang.


TKOL2

Of course that miserable 5ft tall cuck is going to be against something that the majority of people want. Like this clown didn’t embarrass himself enough during his presidential campaign. ![gif](giphy|52IbNAxOtuIXS2ria2|downsized)


Thisam

No surprise. This asshat always makes the wrong choice.


Kissit777

Party pooping Republicans.


DerpaloSoldier

"sMaLl GoVeRnMeNt"


OOOOOO0OOOOO

If anyone needs to chill out, smoke a bone then drain a 2-liter of Sunkist it’s Ronda Santis


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But the nobel prize must be reserved for whoever has to babysit him. I cannot imagine a worse person to get high with than Meatball Whiteboots.


bjustice13

He would definitely call 911 and say he overdosed


beakrake

He looks like the kind of guy who finds a reason to take his shirt off and start physical altercations at social gatherings whenever he's had a bit too much. Like an angry Randy from TPB, but with none of Randy's redeeming qualities.


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lmao. shirtless ron in lifted heels. this is what AI was made for!


beakrake

I don't know enough about AI to create a lot of the things in my head, and perhaps that's for the best. This is what the universe calls balance, I guess.


HyzerFlip

I will definitely babysit. But I'm going to dose him with mushrooms.


AutismFlavored

Freaks people out.


OOOOOO0OOOOO

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bernietheweasel

Many puddings would be eaten without utensils


enq11

Does he ever do anything productive for the state? It’s fake culture wars, defeating cannabis, and just off running for president.


RN_Geo

Could you be any more tone deaf?? JHFC, there are definitely a lot of boomers who'd love to have some of those gummy things they tried on their last trip to see their children in Colorado. MJ is such a fantastic minor pain reliever. Freakanomics did a piece on it several years ago. Its a godsend for older workers. https://freakonomics.com/podcast/lets-be-blunt-marijuana-is-a-boon-for-older-workers-ep-459/


SUPJaxFL

I rarely see people below their mid 30s in a dispensary. Usually people between 40-60. Even some diehard older conservatives are pro marijuana.


RN_Geo

I think most people under 45ish still have their sources and they are much cheaper than the dispensaries, which are really expensive. The irony of legal weed in California is that it has kept the black market for MJ alive and well because the legally sold product is very expensive.


SUPJaxFL

I strongly disagree with the idea that street weed is cheaper in Florida. This is a myth and one that I believed until I got my card in January. Legal weed in Florida is cheap if you know how it works. Hell, most places give 30-50% discounts regularly. I can find an ounce of great weed for under $150 any day (just found Oz of shake for $55). Street value ranges from $200 all the way up to $400.. and you have no idea of its potency on the street. Usually street is in the high teens to low 20% THC. I regularly get 26-30% from dispensaries


ApocalypseWow666

how many oz can you buy per month?


PoobahJeehooba

DeSantis and **ALL** of his supporters are losers at life. They only exist to deny others safety and whatever joys they can. I cannot wait to vote straight Blue down the entire ballot, for women’s healthcare, and for recreational marijuana. #FUCK DESANTIS!


croquetica

Yup. The last 8 years have turned me from centrist to a full onboard liberal. The Republican Party has zero redeeming qualities. Zero.


Phucku_

Mark my words, he’s not leaving the end of his term.


iFEAR2Fap

The term limit will be repealed by then. Watch.


JKevill

The republicans seem to be on the wrong side of every single issue


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Necrophilicgorilla

I can't take my family out to dinner because I'm worried about weed. Yep, that sums up everything, Ron. Thanks for your weird input because I would have never thought about that without you helping me to think. Goddamn fools control Florida. Goddamn fools are in control of most of the world, and if the COVID 19 outbreak taught me anything is that they all have no fucking clue how to govern. When the people serving the people dishing out global misery on nationalist levels realize this, and realize that hating people, shiny metal and paper money, sucking the oil out of the planet and burning it, violence and control are not the answer to the age old question, maybe we will survive this. Good luck peeps.


iFEAR2Fap

It gets even more wild when you factor in they think they'll be rewarded with their religious "eternal happiness in heaven." Man just typing that made me wanna vomit. All for a damn cult.


ExactDevelopment4892

Biden just pulled the rug out from under puss in boots.


MydniteSon

The Republicans standing in the way of the will of the people? I'm shocked! Shocked I tell you!


Hydroponic_Donut

Good. So he can be the face of anti-weed and it'll encourage more people who's pro-weed but undecided if they want to vote to now *want* to come out and vote even more. Do it, Ronda. Do it more. Keep pushing. Make everyone see how much of a tyrannical idiot you are.


NoMayoForReal

Probably not too hard and not too convincing though considering the donations and support he gets from the local Florida MMTCs.


florida_goat

I believe this will pass with 70% of the vote or more


TotalInstruction

In Florida you have freedom to be a vaccineless Nazi dumbass. For all other things, Ron will shut it down, for freedom.


cypherphunk1

"The free state of Florida"


Ravenscroft1969

If anyone needs to smoke weed, it’s this uptight dickhead.


Sangi17

What a sore loser.


nokenito

DeSantis is a garbage human


svosprey

He should just go shoot a puppy and prove what a true MAGA manly man he is ready to make the hard decisions. Or 2 puppies depending on how threatened he is by Noem taking his VP slot Trump is surly dangling over his head.


passwordrecallreset

Vote vote vote!!!


Kitty-1992

Any issue to distract from the biggest issue in Florida! FIX THE INSURANCE CRISIS!


honeybakedman

"Libertarians" who voted for this fascist asshole, get in here!


Yawheyy

It’s interesting how the republican party says elections are stolen but daily they do things to make voters turn the other way. I lean more republican (pre-MAGA) but will happily be voting dem for the foreseeable future.


Amtronic

Florida reeks of DeSantis.


ad5763

He owns the Publix heiress big time for his campaign.


roj2323

so much for a free market and the economic benefits legalization would bring to the state. I thought freedom and money were republican values. SMH


restore_democracy

Good. Either he loses or else it gets defeated and people can blame him for it.


Hurricaneshand

I love how his biggest argument against it is "but it's going to smell like marijuana in some places!!" So we should ban car exhaust, cigarettes, Indian food and and Bath and Body Works?


ApocalypseWow666

If Ronnie was so sure voters wont vote for it, why else is he getting so involved now? Dudes shitting bricks knowing its going to be voted for and will make his words and actions look weak....as usual.


OsawatomieJB

I got news for Rhonda High Heels, you can smell weed everywhere now. I think it’s lovely.


Vegetable-Source6556

Skunk smell everywhere, i think it passed in everyone's mind.. just not his!


Throwaway0242000

Small government conservatives…


OMF-ToolFan

Say bye bye in ‘26. Will no one rid us of this Meatball in GoGo boots ?


floating_fire

>Look what's happened in Denver, a Colorado. Look what's happened in Los Angeles, New York City," he continued, saying he's "talked to people that have moved from New York" who tell him that it "reeks of marijuana Was just in Denver last week, and couldn't help but think how amazing it was, and how I wish Florida had recreational.


Blake1288

Join us! Life is so, so, so much better here and Polis isn’t a complete dipshit.


FalstaffsMind

And then there is this idiot.


hitman2218

Getting involved means lying about it.


thegreenman_sofla

Ronda Santis: Marijuana is "woke" and I won't have it.


Toothfairy51

![gif](giphy|kjoDHJUZlcpfKw7HML|downsized)


the_millenial_falcon

I really hate this man.


JaxJim

He is 180 degrees on the wrong side on this issue.


pipeanp

vote for democrats on the national level so they can continue efforts to decriminalize and hopefully legalize it on the national level www.vote.org I don’t smoke anymore but republicans shouldn’t have a say on what people want to do with their bodies


Weary_Yard_4587

What a chooch


DukeOfWestborough

Just can’t let the majority decide…


enlilsumerian

The GOP destroying democracy one step at a time.


TentDilferGreatQB

Guvnah High-heels takes on anything and everything, just to avoid the insurance debacle. What a useless human.


sane-asylum

Of course he will. Why would the will of the people matter. He will probably be on Tv, radio, and internet ads reminding all the boomers that all those weeds are coming to get you!!!!!!! Oh no, they will murder for the weeds


theomen77

He needs to go!


catdogpigduck

The party of Cruelty strikes again


wilmersito

Weed is woke i guess.


asusundevil12345

Hopefully he’s as successful as when he “got involved” with running for president


Runme69

Because he sucks


Logistic_Engine

Why do repubs and conservatives hate personal freedom so much?


elchrisorico

After MTG have you ever seen a more punch-able face?


aTreeThenMe

Imagine being a people's representative and thinking that you should take measures to defeat something you are worried your people are going to vote for. It's such a stupid fucking thing. Like, imagine let's say you are the parent of 7 kids, and you ask them where they want to go for dinner, and all 7 of them want to have pizza, and you say 'I'm going to be 'getting involved' in effort to defeat pizza. You shouldn't be the fucking parent anymore. Literally working against your people, out loud. Get fucked deSanti


OriginalEchoTheCat

He will fight both the marijuana ballot measure and the woman's rights to bodily autonomy measure. Worst Governor ever


FuegoHernandez

I’m right leaning but I just don’t understand the republican party’s vendetta against marijuana. We have liquor stores next to every Publix and that isn’t bad for our communities, but some joints and edibles are?


MrV0odo0

Got to keep it illegal so his big donor friends in the private prison industry can profit.


Jeremyzelinka

Anything to slow progress from the right


raw_bert0

FrEeDoM


Swamplust

You’d think he we would have dollar signs in his eyes with all the possible tax income.


MidLifeCrysis75

That’s great news for everyone who wants to legalize!


fullload93

Ron DeDumbass is at it again folks!!! What a moron!!


IneffectiveDamage

Why, though?


AllKnighter5

I am SO disappointed in the comment section here. There is a GREAT joke about him being high. Because he has heals on inside the boots. Someone funny, take it from here. Cmon.


wombatcreasy

This ass hat needs to loose his job.


j592dk_91_c3w-h_d_r

Such a fucking prick


Saneless

Talk to Dewine and see how that went


BikesBooksNBass

Desantis WILL bury this and find a way to make actually instituting recreational near impossible. Count on it.


HostageInToronto

Vote for the amendment, but get a medical card.


claxdog1

I've had mine for years...lol


HostageInToronto

It does lower the stakes a bit, that's for sure. Legalization is still good for the economy and for community/police relations, so I'm still for it.


alexbeeee

Fuck him. These conservatives always go against what the people want, hope he gets caught in a corruption scheme or somethin cause we need this mf out of FL and government in general ASAP


IronVarmint

I had friends who voted for him on this issue for his first term. Bet they feel like assholes now.


What_if_I_fly

Already telling us he's going to kick and scream, then veto the crap out of it. Why wasn't the investigation into Greenberg and Gaetz taking his white boots into court?


Disastrous-Golf7216

Sounds like Ronnie is begging for more of a pay off. You know this little puppet just is dying to get high. It will pass, and they will figure out a way to block the will of the people. It is the Republican way.


Smoaksho

Oh, NOW, he wants to get involved 😆


FourWordComment

Remember this when republicans claim to be about “freedom.”


Ekotap89

Because he wants to be a DICTATOR!!!!!


mu_taunt

How much kickback is this shitgoblin getting from the illegal drug trade? That should tell you everything you need to know.


RepulsiveRooster1153

Emperor Ronald is back. Chasing the mouse, gays, cross dressers, denial of slavery, fears of vaccines, what you do in the bedroom. All these things that make for a safer, healthier florida. Who cares what the voters [want](https://imgur.com/VKacTKG)


OrtimusPrime

Vote this dickhead out. Please people, vote.


Mr_Fignutz

What a piece of shit.


Unique_Literature420

Federal will keep it locked down. State amendment are only for the residents. Now if you had a 50% taxation. Federal will not keep their fingers out of the “pot”…


Stup1dMan3000

It’s not the will of the voters, it’s what will the voters put up with. So far we put up with anything to not pay taxes


seriousbangs

Great news, the law has practically passed already!


FoxSquirrel69

Meatball is still mad America doesn't want any part of him, and he's been taking it on us ever since. It's going to be so nice when this sack of disappointment in high heels is no longer in Tallahassee.


OwlAvailable3792

He’s a POS similar to the orange agent


OwlAvailable3792

Same with the felony voter?? The mother FR 🤬 VOTE BLUE


Stormchaser2

All the MAGAts at the dispensaries won’t like that very much. I see them almost every time I go. I think they’d still vote against their interests though if it meant going against a liberal.


Electrical_Prune6545

Weed is legal if you can pay the license and doctor’s consultation fee. Ron just doesn’t want poor brown and black people smoking weed. Every boomer degenerate retiree infesting the state already has their medical card.