FLORIDA
Programs
- Medical (2014) – Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014
Dispensaries (04/22/22)
- Medical Marijuana Treatment Center Licensees: 22
- Dispensing Locations: 420
Geography
- Alabama: Medical ONLY
- Georgia: Medical cannabis oil <= 5% THC only, and no more than 20 fl oz. total.
Regulatory Agencies
- The Florida Department of Health, Office of Medical Marijuana Use
Financial Institutions
- Banks: 203
- Credit Unions: 132
Division of Financial Institutions:
https://flofr.gov/sitePages/DivisionOfFinancialInstitutions.htm
Regulations:
https://flofr.gov/sitePages/DivisionOfFinancialInstitutions.htm
Key Definitions
- Adult Seasonal Resident: “any person who temporarily resides in this state for a period of at least 31 consecutive days in each calendar year, maintains a temporary residence in this state, returns to the state or jurisdiction of his or her residence at least one time during each calendar year, and is registered to vote or pays income tax in another state or jurisdiction.” Florida does not accept out of state medical marijuana cards.
- Edibles: “commercially produced food items made with marijuana oil, but no other form of marijuana, that are produced and dispensed by a medical marijuana treatment center.”
- Low-THC cannabis: “a plant of the genus Cannabis, the dried flowers of which contain 0.8 percent or less of tetrahydrocannabinol and more than 10 percent of cannabidiol weight for weight; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of such plant; or any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant or its seeds or resin that is dispensed only from a dispensing organization.”
- Medical Marijuana Treatment Center: “A licensed medical marijuana treatment center shall cultivate, process, transport, and dispense marijuana for medical use”
Purchase Limit
- Based on “any active, valid order for low-THC cannabis, medical cannabis and cannabis delivery devices […] which was entered into the medical marijuana use registry”
- Non-smokable marijuana
- No more than a 70-day supply within a 70-day period
- Multi-serving edibles may not contain more than 200 milligrams of THC, and a single serving portion of an edible may not exceed 10 milligrams of THC.
- Non-smokable marijuana
- Smokable marijuana
- No more than a 35-day supply within a 35 rolling day period
- A 35 rolling day supply <= 2.5 ounces
- Qualified patients may only possess up to 4 ounces of medical marijuana in a form for smoking at any given time
Statutes
- Title XXIX Public Health, Chapter 381, Public Health: General Provisions: 381.986 Medical use of marijuana
- Title XXIX Public Health, Chapter 381, Public Health: General Provisions: 381.987 Public records exemption for personal identifying information relating to medical marijuana held by the department.
- Title XXIX Public Health, Chapter 381, Public Health: General Provisions: 381.988 Medical marijuana testing laboratories; marijuana tests conducted by a certified laboratory.
- Title XLVIII K-20 Education Code, Chapter 1004, Public Postsecondary Education: 1004.4351 Medical Marijuana Research
Regulations
- Florida Department of State, Florida Administrative Code & Florida Administrative Register: Rule Chapter 64-4, Compassionate Use
Weekly Program Updates
- OMMU Weekly Updates
Adult Use Ballot Initiative Struck Down by Florida Supreme Court
- In a 5 to 2 decision, the Florida Supreme Court struck down a 2022 ballot initiative to allow adult use marijuana, citing improper ballot wording surrounding limited personal use of marijuana that would have mislead voters.
Florida Marijuana Activists Pivot to 2024 for Legalization Ballot Initiative
State Cannabis Regulatory Authority
Address:
Department of Health
Office of Medical Marijuana Use
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin M-01
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Contact :
Phone:
850-245-4657 800-808-9580
Fax:
850-487-7046
Questions can also be emailed to:
General Questions and Inquiries:
MedicalMarijuanaUse@flhealth.gov
Public Record/Data Requests:
OMMUInformationRequests@flhealth.gov
State Banking Regulatory Authority
Florida Office of Financial Regulation https://flofr.gov/
Main Office: 200 E. Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399
Email: N/A
Phone: (850) 487-9687
Fax: (850) 410-9663
Orlando Office: 400 W Robinson St, Orlando, FL 32801
Tampa Office: 1313 N Tampa St #615, Tampa, FL
33602
West Palm Beach Office: 400 N Congress Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Miami Office: 401 NW 2nd Ave N708, Miami, FL 33128
News:
https://flofr.gov/sitePages/OFRNews.htm
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Annual Regulatory Plan: