Florida has a pretty costly program. Only “qualified” physicians can recommend cannabis, that means it is likely your regular family doctor won’t be the one making the recommendation. You will likely have to go “out-of-network” and out-of-pocket to see the doctor.
Once you have received your recommendation from a qualified physician you are required to register with the Department of Health and purchase a Medical Marijuana Patient Identification Card. The card costs $75 and must be renewed annually (each renewal is also $75).
The Department of Health acting as the Office of Medical Marijuana will review your application, process your payment and send you an approval email when all the conditions have been met. You can use the email as proof of your recommendation until the physical card arrives.
A patient in the state of Florida has seen a qualified physician, has received a current recommendation from that physician and is in possession of only cannabis products purchased through a licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Center. Click here for a list of the treatment centers licensed and doing business as of Sept 2019.
July 1, 2019 hemp, the cannabis plant containing less than 0.03% THC was removed from the Florida Controlled Substance Act. A permit is required to cultivate hemp; but as of September 2019 the rules are still not approved.
Sure, you can, but only hemp is legal to share in Florida. It is illegal for patients to share their medicine with you, that would be diversion.
No, the only cannabis that is legal for patients is cannabis purchased from a licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Center.
Yes, cannabis purchased from a licensed dispensary is legal for qualified patients in Florida. The 2016 Constitutional Amendment known as Amendment 2 set the basis for our law.
