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Louisiana's crawfish industry feels the pinch of limits on foreign workers

Louisiana officials warn that the state's $300 million crawfish industry faces dire economic consequences because of a shortage of temporary seasonal workers via the H-2B visa program

The Independent UK · Mar 26

Florida marijuana initiative estimated to generate between $200 and $430 million per year if approved by voters; state supreme court ruling still needed to get on ballot

The Florida Financial Impact Estimating Conference released a report on July 13 finding that approval of the marijuana initiative would generate between $195.6 and $431.3 million in annual state and local revenue if approved by voters.

Ballotpedia · Jul 21, 2023

Florida marijuana initiative has enough signatures to appear on 2024 ballot; state supreme court review pending

Smart & Safe Florida, a campaign supporting a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in Florida, has collected 967,528 valid signatures, exceeding the 891,523 valid signatures needed to be placed on the ballot in 2024.

Ballotpedia · Jun 2, 2023