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.
FILE - Sen. Rick Scott , R-Fla., speaks, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 14, 2024. Scott says his decision to vote against a proposed amendment to legalize marijuana in Florida is deeply personal due to his family’s long history of addiction. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Republican Sen.
When Roger Scott died in April at 67, the cause wasn’t substance abuse, but rather “a life of drugs and alcohol” catching up with him, the senator said. He had lived in an apartment in Dallas, Texas, where he served jail time in 1990 on a misdemeanor conviction of possessing dangerous drugs, court records show.
Amie Goodin, who researches marijuana safety at the University of Florida, said studies have found those who use riskier drugs often previously used marijuana, but that research hasn’t established whether marijuana “is actually the cause” for someone to seek more powerful substances.
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