It's also a part of culture. In California, weed is easily accessible via medical mj, so weed isn't "cool" there. It's just a thing. But in the south, especially in Florida, depending on where you are, all people have going for themselves is weed and there's an entire culture that surrounds it, because hey, it's completely illegal so it's "cool there, and not just a general part of every day life. This also combines with the fact that Florida sucks, but that ties into the "there's nothing to do but smoke weed" point.