Following the most expensive ballot measure battle in the nation, Decision Desk HQ has called the race with Amendment 3 several percentage points short of the approval threshold with the vast majority of votes counted. Gov. Ron DeSantis also declared the amendment dead.

Florida voters rejected recreational marijuana legalization Tuesday night, dealing a huge blow to the industry and those that had bet heavily on opening up what could have been the nation’s third-largest market.

A vote to legalize recreational marijuana failed to get enough votes to pass on Tuesday despite a majority supporting the measure.

A ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in the state of Florida is projected to fall short, according to Decision Desk HQ, although medicinal use is still legal in the Sunshine State.

Amendment 3, which would have allowed adults who are 21 or older to possess marijuana at certain amounts, has failed in Florida.

Florida voters are deciding whether to protect abortion rights and legalize marijuana, potential landmark victories for Democrats in a state that has rapidly shifted toward Republicans in recent years.

A costly campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida failed Tuesday as voters in dozens of states weighed more than 140 measures appearing on the ballot alongside races for president and top state offices.

Florida voters rejected ballot measures Tuesday to protect abortion rights and legalize marijuana, handing victories to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who used state resources and campaigned heavily to defeat the issues.

This amendment would allow adults aged 21 and over to buy, possess and use marijuana. race called Live analysis of the results › With more than 95 percent of the vote reported, Donald Trump appears to have flipped Miami-Dade County in Florida,