A Florida Republican senator has filed a bill to expand the state’s medical marijuana program, in part by increasing supply limits for patients and waiving registration fees for honorably discharged military veterans.
The legislation from Sen. Alexis Calatayud (R), filed for the 2026 session on Tuesday, would also make it so medical cannabis registrations could last up to two years instead of the current 30 weeks.
Another section of the bill stipulates that doctors could certify patients to receive up to 10 70-day supply limits of smokable medical marijuana, rather than three. They could also issue up to 20 35-day supply limits instead of the current six.
A similar version of legislation was introduced in the House by Rep. Bill Partington (R) earlier this month.
That bill additionally called for reciprocity in the program, requiring regulators to create a process to issue medical cannabis registration cards to “nonresidents who are actively enrolled in the medical cannabis program of another jurisdiction recognized by the department within 1 business day.” It specifies that “a visiting qualified patient may engage in all conduct authorized for a qualified patient.”
It would also allow doctors to recommend cannabis to any patient who has a condition
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