DeSantis Administration Faces Backlash Over Taxpayer-Funded Anti-Abortion and Anti-Marijuana Ads

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is using millions in public funds for ad campaigns opposing ballot measures on abortion and marijuana legalization.

Florida's Department of Transportation and health agencies are running ads against Amendment 3, which seeks to legalize recreational marijuana.
The ads claim that DUI crashes increase in states with legalized marijuana, a point contested by supporters of the amendment.
Anti-abortion ads funded by the state downplay the impact of Florida's six-week abortion ban and direct viewers to a state website criticizing Amendment 4.
The ACLU Foundation of Florida has filed a lawsuit against the state's health agency, accusing it of using taxpayer money to influence voters.
Critics argue that the state should focus on hurricane preparedness rather than spending millions on politically charged advertisements.