Recreational marijuana and 21 other citizen initiatives fail to qualify for Florida’s 2026 ballot
February 2, 2026
A proposed amendment to Florida’s constitution that would have allowed recreational marijuana use for adults has failed to qualify for the 2026 ballot. The Florida Department of State announced Sunday that recreational marijuana and 21 other amendments proposed by initiative petition failed to meet the legal requirements for placement on the November general election ballot. The deadline for signatures to qualify for the midterm election was Sunday. Smart & Safe Florida, the group behind the marijuana amendment, said they believed they would have the 880,062 signatures needed but state records show the petition is about 100,000 signatures short on Monday.