Pizzo challenge to Florida DOT's marijuana ad is dismissed

A Leon County circuit judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by incoming Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo, D-Sunny Isles Beach, that alleged the Florida Department of Transportation improperly spent state money to oppose a ballot measure that would allow recreational use of marijuana.

In a two-page order issued Monday, Circuit Judge Angela Dempsey granted a request by the department to dismiss the lawsuit, which stemmed from a television ad the agency has recently sponsored about dangers of driving after using marijuana.

Pizzo filed the lawsuit Oct. 4 and sought an injunction, contending that the department “does not have the unilateral authority to pick sides and spend tax dollars to advocate against Amendment 3 (the ballot proposal).”

The lawsuit said the ad “specifically warns that ‘DUI crashes increase in states with legalized marijuana putting everyone at risk.”


https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/10/22/pizzo-challenge-to-florida-dots-marijuana-ad-is-dismissed/