The movement to legalize recreational marijuana has run into a wall of resistance, failing in all three states where it was on the ballot this year and leading proponents to weigh a tactical shift focused more on state legislatures and the federal government.

The failure of Amendment 3, the effort to legalize recreational marijuana, raises questions about the future of the medical-marijuana industry in a state with more cannabis patients than any other

Following the most expensive ballot measure battle in the nation, Amendment 3 fell short. With nearly all of the vote tallied, the amendment sits at 55.9% approval, more than 4% shy of what was needed for passage, according to Associated Press data.

A push in Florida to legalize recreational marijuana is projected to fall short — in a win for Gov. Ron DeSantis who’s railed against the measure. Amendment 3 needed a 60% supermajority in order to become law. It only received 42.9% of the vote, according to Decision Desk HQ.

The Sunshine State's long-awaited attempt to legalize personal-use cannabis falls short, but it's not all bad news.

In Florida, constitutional amendments need at least 60% of the vote to be adopted. Amendment 3, which would have allowed people 21 and older to use marijuana without any medical reason, got about 56% of the vote.

(Reuters) -Shares of pot companies slid on Wednesday after a ballot measure to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Florida failed to get the required majority to pass, even as the firms invested millions in a campaign to tap the lucrative market.

As the DeSantis administration celebrates the defeat of a high stakes amendment that would have legalized recreational marijuana in FL, the medical marijuana industry is weighing what’s next.