Source: https://www.marijuanaandthelaw.com/state-laws/florida/
Timestamp: 2019-04-26 04:36:31+00:00

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The Sunshine State is not lenient when it comes to marijuana laws. Florida has legalized medical marijuana for a range of debilitating conditions, and while recreational use remains illegal, some local municipalities have decriminalized possession of small amounts.
Florida allows the medical use of marijuana, but the drug is banned for any other use. Possession, sale, and cultivation are all crimes, as is paraphernalia possession.
It is a misdemeanor in Florida to possess 20 grams of cannabis or less, and the top penalty is one year in jail and $1,000 in fines. Possession of between 20 grams and 25 pounds is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and $5,000.
When the amount is between 25 and 2,000 pounds, there is a mandatory minimum of three years in prison, a maximum of 15, and fines of up to $25,000. For quantities of between 2,000 and 10,000 pounds, the minimum prison term is seven years, the maximum is 30, and the top fine is $50,000. And finally, for possession of more than 10,000 pounds, an extremely high amount, the penalty is between 15 and 30 years in prison and up to $200,000 in fines.
Possession of fewer than 25 marijuana plants is also a felony and carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and $5,000. When the number of plants being cultivated is between 25 and 300 plants, the maximum penalty increases to 15 years in prison and $10,000 in fines.
When the offense involves more than 300 but less than 2,000 plants, a mandatory minimum of three years applies, the maximum jail term is 15 years, and the top fine is $25,000. And lastly, when the number of plants cultivated is between 2,000 and 10,000, penalties include between seven and 30 years in prison and up to $50,000 in fines.
Extra penalties apply for possessing any of the above quantities within 1,000 feet of a school, college, park, and certain other specific areas. This felony comes with a top sentence of 15 years in prison and fines of up to $10,000.
Selling 20 grams of cannabis or less is a misdemeanor if nothing else of value changes hands, and it comes with a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Sale of between 20 grams and 25 pounds is a felony and is punishable by up to five years in prison and $5,000 in fines. If the weight is between 25 and 2,000 pounds, the penalty increases to at least three years in prison and as many as 15, plus $25,000.
If the amount is between 2,000 and 10,000 pounds, the penalty is at least seven years in prison and at most 30, plus $50,000. If the amount is greater than 10,000 pounds, the sentence is 15 to 30 years in prison and $200,000 in fines. Sale within 1,000 feet of a school, park, or other restricted area comes with a top penalty of 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
Hashish and other marijuana concentrates are treated more harshly than dried cannabis flower. Possession, sale, manufacture, or delivery of any amount is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and $5,000.
It is a misdemeanor to possess any kind of drug paraphernalia in Florida. The maximum penalty is one year in jail and $1,000 in fines. Drug paraphernalia includes all items intended for use in the inhaling, ingesting, cultivating, processing, packaging, testing, storing, and transporting of marijuana.
Florida signed a medical marijuana law in 2016, allowing qualifying patients to legally purchase and possess marijuana for any of a list of conditions.
Qualifying conditions – ALS, Cancer, Crohn’s disease, Chronic nonmalignant pain*, Epilepsy, Glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, PTSD, Seizures, Terminal illness (patients diagnosed as having fewer than 12 months to live), and any other debilitating condition comparable to those listed.
Patient possession limits – Qualified patients are legally permitted to possess medical marijuana provided by dispensaries licensed by the state. A qualified physician cannot issue a physician certification for more than three 70-day supply limits of marijuana.
Caregivers – Yes. A caregiver must be at least 21 years of age, must have agreed to assist with a patient’s medicinal use of marijuana, and must have obtained a caregiver ID card from the Department of Health. The Department may place limits on the number of patients a caregiver can assist, and the number of caregivers that can assist a single patient.

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