You've seen the ads for and against Amendment 3, which calls for legalizing marijuana recreationally.
So, what's true and what isn't?
NBC2 Chief Political Correspondent Dave Elias is fact-checking the ads to help voters make a more informed decision.
An ad from Vote No on 3, which tries to persuade voters against legalizing marijuana, claims mega corporations spent $60 million putting Amendment 3 on the ballot.
Campaign finance reports show they raised more than $94 million and spent $62 million to promote the amendment.
Much of the money came from cannabis companies but the bulk of it from Trulieve so that part of the ad is true.
The ad further states the reason they’re doing it is because it entrenches their monopoly. However, a monopoly implies one company controls the market.
Cole Peacock owns Seed and Bean Coffee shop and has other entities that specialize in cannabis.
“There are currently 22 licenses under the medical marijuana side. Another 22 to be awarded, which should have already been done by now. Those will be the companies that can grow it and have relationship with dispensers,” Peacock explained.
The ad further states the amendment would give special licenses to select companies.
Peacock hopes to become one of the 44 companies licensed statewide to sell marijuana if the amendment passes and he doesn't believe 44 companies constitute a monopoly.
NBC2 agrees and rates this part of the ad as misleading.
The ad further states the amendment doesn’t allow residents to grow their own pot. That statement is also true.
The ad says they rigged it and they're hoping you fall for it.
It's important to point out that former President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that he supports legalizing it. Gov. Ron DeSantis opposes it.
Overall NBC2 rates the ad misleading.
If Amendment 3 passes you could buy marijuana legally for recreational use from select dispensaries.
It needs 60% of voters to approve it to become legal.
Meanwhile, NBC2 also fact-checked two ads in support of Amendment 3 paid for by Safe and Smart Florida, which is attempting to persuade voters to vote "yes" on the amendment.
The ad shows a retired police officer who says for years he fought the war on drugs and lost.
That statement is true. According to FBI reports, there were 376,000 drug arrests in 1980 and 1.5 million by 2019.
The ad states Amendment 3 allows responsible adults to buy safe regulated lab tested marijuana from a store rather than the streets.
The fact meter says that's mostly true. A total of 44 companies will be regulated and their pot labs tested.
However, illegal street sales would likely continue.
Ad No. 2 features a school teacher who says Amendment 3 legalizes marijuana for adults and, just like alcohol, would stay exactly the same for anyone under 21.
The fact meter rates the comment as true. No one under 21 could buy pot legally.
The ad also claims that Amendment 3 would generate billions for Florida schools.
Our fact meter rates this misleading. While pot could generate up to $400 million a year, lawmakers would ultimately have to say where the money would go. So far there has been no commitment to give all of the revenue to schools.
Overall, NBC2 rates both of the ads for Amendment 3 as "mostly true".