TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Floridians may be tempted to partake in 4/20 festivities, but to be blunt, the consumption of cannabis is still illegal for most people in the Sunshine State.
Despite a continued push from pot advocates to remove the plant’s status as a Schedule I drug, President Joe Biden has yet to compel the federal Drug Enforcement Agency to decriminalize it, which was one of his campaign promises.
This November, Florida voters will get a chance to weigh in on an amendment that would allow adults over age 21 to buy and possess marijuana in its edible, concentrate and leafy “flower” forms. The citizen ballot initiative that would go on to become Amendment 3 racked up over one million signatures.
Who can legally use cannabis in Florida?
Currently, only the state’s 878,000 medical marijuana patients can legally buy and possess cannabis. A medical marijuana card is required to stop by the state’s dispensaries, which are officially known as Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers.
To qualify for the medical marijuana program, which was established by a 2016 ballot initiative, a potential patient must have at least one of the following conditions:
Cancer, Epilepsy, Glaucoma, Positive status for
