Gov. DeSantis surrogates hit Joe Gruters for backing recreational pot amendment, ignore Donald Trump doing the same
The same day Donald Trump endorsed legalizing recreational marijuana in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ staff attacked a Republican Senator with the same position.
James Uthmeier, DeSantis’ Chief of Staff, criticized Sen. Joe Gruters for endorsing Amendment 3, a ballot initiative that the Sarasota Republican endorsed back in July.
“It’s a shame that someone like Joe Gruters would support an amendment that has virtually no checks on where and how marijuana can be consumed — putting kids at risk,” Uthmeier said. “Someone should check who has given him political $ and then see who is backing this amendment.”
Gruters, a former Republican Party of Florida Chair and candidate for Chief Financial Offic...
