Ahead of announcing his support for the marijuana legalization initiative on Florida’s ballot this weekend, former President Donald Trump met with the CEO of a major cannabis company, as well as with a GOP state senator who is in favor of the reform.

Trump took some by surprise when he took a position on the state measure—which he’ll have the chance to vote on in November as a Florida resident. Before making his announcement on Saturday, he had a meetings with Florida Sen. Joe Gruters (R) and Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers, according to the lawmaker and several other industry sources who confirmed the discussions to Marijuana Moment.

Trulieve has contributed over $70 million to the cannabis campaign Smart & Safe Florida behind Amendment 3.

“A lot of people were talking to him,” Gruters, who previously chaired the Florida Republican Party, told Marijuana Moment in a phone interview on Tuesday, adding that he and Trump had “follow-up conversations to talk about the amendment—what it does and and what I think it will do here in Florida—and the policy surrounding it, and politically, why I think it’s a winner.”

“We discussed the policy at length. Here in Florida, it’s common sense,” Gruters

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