SB 614 (2017) -  Medical Marijuana

by Brandes (CO-SPONSORS) Rouson; Steube; Stewart
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.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 05/05/17 S Died in Health Policy on Friday, May 5, 2017 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
  • Appropriations

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Health Policy Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 80 Time: 03/07/2017 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 80 Time: 02/16/2017 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/01/2017 - 8:59 AM Member: Committee: Version: __