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Florida Sen. Rick Scott says he'll vote against recreational pot after brother's death

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Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida says he’ll be voting in November against a ballot amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in his state, a deeply personal decision based on his brother’s long history of addiction. The senator and former Florida governor said he watched his brother Roger Scott begin smoking marijuana as a teenager and then struggle with substance use for the rest of life.

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Florida Sen. Rick Scott says he'll vote against recreational pot after brother's death

By STEPHANY MATAT Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Sen. Rick Scott of Florida says he’ll vote in November against a ballot amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in his state. He says this is a deeply personal decision based on his brother’s long history of addiction. Roger Scott died in April at the age of 67. The senator told The Associated Press in an interview that the cause wasn’t substance abuse, but rather a life of dru…

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Florida Sen. Rick Scott says he'll vote against recreational pot after brother's death

By STEPHANY MATAT Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Sen. Rick Scott of Florida says he’ll vote in November against a ballot amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in his state. He says this is a deeply personal decision based on his brother’s long history of addiction. Roger Scott died in April at the age of 67. The senator told The Associated Press in an interview that the cause wasn’t substance abuse, but rather a life of dru…

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Florida Sen. Rick Scott says he'll vote against recreational pot after brother's death

By STEPHANY MATAT Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Sen. Rick Scott of Florida says he’ll vote in November against a ballot amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in his state. He says this is a deeply personal decision based on his brother’s long history of addiction. Roger Scott died in April at the age of 67. The senator told The Associated Press in an interview that the cause wasn’t substance abuse, but rather a life of dru…

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Florida Sen. Rick Scott says he'll vote against recreational pot after brother's death

Sen. Rick Scott of Florida says he'll vote in November against a ballot amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in his state. He says this is a deeply personal decision based

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El Tiempo broke the news in on Friday, June 7, 2024.
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