Florida
Medical Marijuana
No. SC2023-0682, Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General Re: Adult Personal Use of Marijuana
No. SC19-2116, Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General RE: Adult Use of Marijuana. April 22, 2021
Office of Medical Marijuana Use
Fla. Const. art. X § 29 (2017)
2016 Amendment 2
Use of Marijuana for Debilitating Medical Conditions
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 8, 2016
2014 Act No. 157 
Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 16, 2014
2014 Act No. 158
Compassionate Use Registry
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 16, 2014
There are no limits on the number of plants a producer can grow in the text of the amendment. Limits will be determined by administrative rules. Current rules, Rule Chapter 64-4, do not specify any plant limit.
Assuming there will be no limit on the number of plants a producer can grow, here is the federal penalty for 1,000 or more plants:
$10/50 million — 10 years to life in prison — 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A)(vii) (2016)
Industrial Hemp
- Directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to authorize and oversee the development of industrial hemp pilot projects at certain universities. Commercialization projects may be allowed after two years with certain conditions.
- Authorizes the universities to develop pilot projects in partnership with public, nonprofit, and private entities.
- Requires a university to submit a report within two years of establishing a pilot program.
2017 Act No. 124
Industrial Hemp
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 16, 2017
History
1973 Act No. 331
Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1973