Citadel Chief Ken Griffin Drops Millions Against Recreational Weed Ballot Measure.

Ken Griffin has pledged $12 million to stop a ballot measure that would legalize recreational marijuana in Florida. Griffin, the founder of Citadel, expressed his opposition to Amendment 3 in an op-ed for the Miami Herald, stating that the initiative could harm children and lead to increased crime. The billionaire hedge-fund manager, who recently expanded his company’s presence in Florida, is directing his funds toward an effort to block Amendment 3. Griffin wrote that the amendment’s passage would create a monopoly for large marijuana dispensaries and permit pot use in...