SB 614: Medical Marijuana
GENERAL BILL by Brandes ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rouson ; Steube ; Stewart
Medical Marijuana; Creating the "Florida Medical Marijuana Act"; authorizing a qualifying patient or his or her caregiver to purchase, acquire, and possess up to the allowed amount of marijuana, medical marijuana products, and associated paraphernalia for a qualifying patient’s medical use; providing that a physician must certify, on a specified form, that a patient is suffering from a debilitating medical condition and that the benefits to the patient of using marijuana outweigh the potential health risks before a patient may register with the department and obtain a registry identification card; requiring that the department create a secure, online, electronic medical marijuana patient registry containing a file containing specified information for each qualifying patient, caregiver, and certifying physician, etc.
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Health Policy (HP)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/1/2017 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 2/16/2017 | Senate |
• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 80 |
| 3/7/2017 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 80 |
| 5/5/2017 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Health Policy |
