Three Black farmers in Florida are eligible to receive medical marijuana cultivation permits under a bill Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed into law.

The potential expansion comes as the campaign to legalize recreational marijuana heats up in the state, with total spending now reaching a industry record-setting $60.1 million, according to a campaign finance database.

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Meanwhile, DeSantis is continuing his crusade against adult use, saying that legalization “would turn Florida into San Francisco or Chicago,” Orlando Weekly reported.

More Black farmers

Though license-capped Florida has no social equity program designed to encourage minority participation in the state’s regulated cannabis industry, Black farmers are eligible for special permits under a 2017 law.

State officials received applications from 12 so-called “Pigford” candidates – named for

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