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Some individuals would be able to grow marijuana at home under a new bill that was submitted to the Florida Senate.
After voters rejected an amendment to legalize marijuana for adults 21 and older, lawmakers are now working to increase access to the drug in Florida.
Adults with medical cards are now the only ones who may obtain marijuana, and they can only do it at a dispensary that has been granted a license.
Medical marijuana users would be permitted to cultivate up to two cannabis plants at home under Senate Bill 546, provided they apply for and receive a “cultivation certificate” from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Opponents of the ballot proposition that would have legalized marijuana for recreational use last year made “home grown” a major talking point.
They claimed in advertisements that cannabis firms had too much control over the market since homegrown cannabis was not addressed.
“It wasn’t explicitly forbidden,” lawyer Paula Savchenko stated. “It simply didn’t provide a structure for it.”
Some of such businesses are represented by Savchenko.
She stated that organizations working in the sector are “definitely against it, and they really don’t want any more competition coming in.” “There have been a lot of conflicting reviews, but the industry has generally received positive feedback.”
While the legislature is in its special session, I have reached out to Senator Joe Gruters, who submitted the bill, but he has not answered.
Whether this bill will even be heard is still up in the air.
A committee would need to vote to forward it to the entire Senate, but it hasn’t been allocated to one.
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