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Florida medical marijuana rules: what to know and how to check

Florida allows medical marijuana only. To buy it, you need a qualifying condition, a qualified physician’s certification and an active state registry ID card. You can buy only from a licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (MMTC), in a store or by delivery. Check the center on the state’s list before you buy.

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Official source

Florida’s cannabis regulator: Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU)

These links go to the regulator’s own website. CHSA does not copy or host license records, so you always see the official, current version.

What’s different in Florida

Florida allows medical marijuana only. There is no legal adult-use (recreational) market. In November 2024, a ballot measure for adult personal use (Amendment 3) got 55.9% of the vote. Florida's constitution needs at least 60% to pass an amendment, so it did not pass.

To buy, you must live in Florida, be diagnosed with a qualifying condition by a qualified physician, be entered in the state's Medical Marijuana Use Registry, and have an active registry ID card. The card must be renewed every year. Florida does not accept medical cards from other states.

Only licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers (MMTCs) may grow, process and sell medical marijuana. Buying from anyone else, or growing your own, breaks state law. The Florida Department of Health's Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU) licenses treatment centers and certifies testing labs. Counties and cities may ban treatment center storefronts, but treatment centers may deliver.

Medical use is not allowed in public places, on public transportation or in a vehicle, except for low-THC cannabis that is not smoked. A physician must certify smoking as the right way for you to use it.

Hemp products are different. They are sold in regular stores under the state hemp program, run by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Hemp extract products that you eat or inhale can't be sold to anyone under 21.

Florida medical marijuana rules at a glance

These are the main state rules for medical marijuana. Florida has no adult-use market. Numbers in brackets link to the law.

Florida rules, with sources
Topic The rule Source
Minimum age Medical use only, with a physician's certification and a registry ID card. Patients under 18 can qualify, but only a registered caregiver may buy for them. Caregivers must be 21 or older. [1] Fla. Stat. § 381.986(6)(b)2., (6)(f), (8)(e)16.e.
How much you can have A patient may not have more than a 70-day supply at one time. For marijuana in a form for smoking, the limit is 4 ounces unless the state approves more. A treatment center may dispense no more than one 35-day supply of smokable marijuana every 35 days, up to 2.5 ounces. Keep it in its original package. [1] Fla. Stat. § 381.986(14)(a), (8)(e)16.b., (4)(f)
Growing at home Not allowed. A patient or caregiver who grows marijuana, or buys it from anyone other than a licensed treatment center, breaks Florida's drug law. [1] Fla. Stat. § 381.986(12)(d), (1)(k)1.; OMMU FAQ
Delivery Allowed. Licensed treatment centers may deliver to registered patients and caregivers. At least two people must be in a delivery vehicle. [1] Fla. Stat. § 381.986(8)(f)4., (8)(g)5.; OMMU patients page
Required lab tests Before it is dispensed, a testing lab licensed and overseen by the Department of Health must test it. The results must show the THC and CBD amounts are labeled correctly and that the product is free of the contaminants the department sets by rule. [1] Fla. Stat. § 381.986(8)(e)11.d., (1)(i); § 381.988
Labels Labels must show the treatment center's name, the batch and harvest numbers, the date dispensed, the physician's and patient's names, THC and CBD amounts, the recommended dose, a warning that giving medical marijuana to another person is illegal, and the state's marijuana universal symbol. [1] Fla. Stat. § 381.986(8)(e)11.f.
Packaging Packages must meet the federal child-resistant packaging law (the Poison Prevention Packaging Act). Smokable marijuana and edibles go in plain, opaque, white containers with a warning to keep them away from children. Each edible must be sealed in its own plain, opaque wrapper. [1] Fla. Stat. § 381.986(8)(e)11.e., 13., 15.
Edible THC limits An edible may contain no more than 200 mg of THC, and one serving no more than 10 mg. Edibles may not be shaped like people, cartoons or animals, look like candy, or contain color additives. [1] Fla. Stat. § 381.986(8)(e)8.
Poison control Florida Poison Control Centers: 1-800-222-1222 . Free, confidential, 24/7. Call 911 if someone has trouble breathing or won’t wake up. floridapoisoncontrol.org

Florida recalls

We did not find a public recall list on OMMU’s website. State law says a treatment center must recall marijuana that fails potency or safety standards, or whose THC and CBD label is wrong. 1 CHSA does not monitor Florida recalls yet. If you think a product made you sick, call Poison Help, then tell OMMU.

How Florida compares

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Sources

  1. Florida Statutes § 381.986 (Medical use of marijuana), 2026 The Florida Senate · Retrieved
  2. Office of Medical Marijuana Use (home) Florida Department of Health, Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU) · Retrieved
  3. Patients: steps to treatment Florida Department of Health, Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU) · Retrieved
  4. Medical Marijuana Use Registry Identification Cards Florida Department of Health, Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU) · Retrieved
  5. Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers Florida Department of Health, Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU) · Retrieved
  6. General FAQ Florida Department of Health, Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU) · Retrieved
  7. Consumer Complaints Florida Department of Health, Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU) · Retrieved
  8. Certified Marijuana Testing Laboratories Florida Department of Health, Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU) · Retrieved
  9. November 5, 2024 General Election: Constitutional Amendments (official results) Florida Department of State, Division of Elections · Published · Retrieved
  10. Constitution of the State of Florida, Article XI, Section 5 (amendment or revision election) The Florida Senate · Retrieved
  11. Florida Statutes § 581.217 (State hemp program), 2026 The Florida Senate · Retrieved
  12. Florida's Poison Control Centers Florida Poison Information Center Network · Retrieved

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