Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
It was a few months ago when Gov. Ron DeSantis first announced his support for preventing “cultivated” lab-grown meat from being made or sold in Florida. “You need meat, OK. And we’re going to have meat in Florida,” the Republican governor said, adding, “We’re not going to have fake meat. Like, that doesn’t work.” He wasn’t talking about soy- or vegetable- based meat substitutes.
Those products will not be available to consumers in the Sunshine State — where it will be illegal to sell such meats. What’s more, it’s not just Florida: Republicans in Alabama, Arizona, and Tennessee are eyeing similar statewide bans. Circling back to our earlier coverage, I won’t pretend to be an expert on the matter, though my general understanding is that the leading private companies in this space have high hopes for the future of the industry.
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