Signed by Governor Rick Scott

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes medical marijuana growing regulations.

Highlights:

• Specifies that the following conditions qualify for medical marijuana treatment (Sec. 3):

• Cancer;

• Epilepsy;

• Glaucoma;

• HIV;

• PTSD;

• ALS;

• Crohn’s Disease;

• Parkinson’s Disease;

• Multiple Sclerosis; and

• Terminal illness.

• Requires patients to be examined every 30 weeks in order to remain qualified to receive medical marijuana from a certified physician (Sec. 4).

• Prohibits physicians from being employed or having any direct or indirect economic interest in medical marijuana treatment centers or laboratories (Sec. 4).

• Prohibits physicians from prescribing more than three 70-day supplies of medical marijuana at any given time (Sec. 4).

• Establishes the Medical Marijuana Use Registry to be used by prescribing physicians, law enforcement, and medical marijuana treatment centers (Sec. 5).

• Requires individuals to provide proof of residence to be entered into the registry and certified to obtain medical marijuana (Sec. 5).

• Exempts medical marijuana and any affiliated delivery service from being imposed the sales taxes that are referred to in this bill (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that the state will give licensing preference to entities that demonstrate in their application that they own 1 or more facilities that are, or were, used for canning or processing citrus fruit (Sec. 8).

• Prohibits medical marijuana treatment centers from owning and operating more than 25 facilities statewide (Sec. 8).

• Prohibits medical marijuana treatment centers from engaging in profit sharing with property owners or lessors of any of its marijuana facilities (Sec. 8).

• Prohibits medical marijuana treatment centers from dispensing medical marijuana to an individual under 18 years of age (Sec. 8).

• Authorizes cities to make ordinances to specify treatment center locations (Sec. 10).

• Specifies that any individual found guilty of possessing or manufacturing a counterfeit marijuana registry card is guilty of a 3rd degree felony (Sec. 10).

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