On Nov, 8, 2016 medical marijuana prescription was enabled in Florida by a registered physician, when Florida Amendment 2 was passed on high statistical number of votes by public as there were more than 71% voters who cast their votes for this to be allowed in the state. It was said that a physician can only prescribe medical marijuana treatment when he thinks that its use may outweighs potential of any kind of health risk for his patient. At the start, smoking medical marijuana was prohibited under the medical marijuana law but in March 2019 this law ruled out by the Florida Supreme court and Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a legislation allowing all the patients in the state to smoke freely.  

Within no time Florida’s medical marijuana program got popular all over the state. According to Florida’s Health Office of Medical Marijuana Use statistics there were almost 345,000 patients registered as of Aug 2019. The office is charged with overlooking, writing and implementing the rules for medical marijuana, overseeing the Medical Marijuana Use Registry across the state, licensing all the Florida businesses to process, produce and dispense medical marijuana to certified patients.

 

Applying for Medical Marijuana in Florida                            

However, use of medical marijuana for patients is not prohibited in Florida but still there are some rules to be followed to get medical marijuana card. 

• The registered Physicians must diagnose patients with a qualifying medical condition first and then put their medical information into the Medical Marijuana Use Registry to begin the enrollment process. After enrollment  its becomes compulsory for the patients to obtain a Medical Marijuana Use Registry Identification Card in order to purchase and possess medical marijuana and have to pay a $75 processing fee.
• The Office of Florida Medical Marijuana Use maintains an extensive list of certified physicians who have completed required training. This list is updated weekly and contains more than 2,800 physicians.
• Underage Patients who are younger than 18 are advised to submit a certified copy of birth certificate or a current copy of registration record from a Florida K-12 school, with a copy of  parent’s or legal guardian’s, and valid Florida driver’s license or identity card. All Natural Medical Solutions.

 

Who Can Get Marijuana in Florida?

Since after the approval of Amendment 2, there was a problem about the rules and regulations for to follow for patients. Several months later, a Senate Bill 8A was passed to outline the rules for the legal use and administration of medical marijuana within the state. Under that Bill, both permanent and temporary residents of Florida diagnosed with a serious and qualifying health condition by a certified physician are imparted to the Medical Marijuana Use Registry by their physician. Those patients are then issued a qualified medical marijuana card to legally purchase and consume medical marijuana within the state.

According to the Florida law, only following conditions qualify for medical marijuana treatment within the state:

• Cancer
• Cohn’s Disease
• Epilepsy
• Glaucoma
• HIV/AIDS
• ALS
• Multiple Sclerosis
• PTSD
• Atherosclerosis
• Parkinson’s Disease

In addition to the above mentioned conditions , Senate Bill 8A also allows the use of medical marijuana for treatment of other “diagnosable and debilitating conditions like, kind, or class” (such as stress, hypertension, anxiety, depression, or migraines), as well as other terminal conditions (diagnosed by a registered physician other than the physician issuing certification) and any kind of chronic nonmalignant pain (a pain caused by an already qualifying medical condition that persists for long terms even beyond the usual course of that condition).

Florida Marijuana Laws

• When we study medical marijuana cards laws of different states, it looks like every state has its own marijuana law. Between medical marijuana, decriminalization, and legislation, it’s very hard to keep track of which laws apply where. Especially when there are different ballot measures as well as constitutional amendments keep popping up in different states. The Sunshine State voted to legalize medicinal marijuana in 2016.
• While some other states have experimented with marijuana legalization and decriminalization, marijuana remains illegal in Florida unless being used in medicinal cases. Possession of small amounts of marijuana is a crime in the Sunshine State, albeit having less than 20 grams on you is a misdemeanor.

 

How much cannabis can you legally possess in Florida?

Under the federal Cannabis Act, adults over the age limit of 18 years or older and having medical Marijuana card can legally possess cannabis within certain limits. Although the federal minimum age limit for possession of marijuana in public is 18, however most of provinces and territories have increased the minimum age limit to 19. In Florida, the minimum age is 18.

 

The Endocannabinoid System

The Not only is the ECS a natural part of our bodies, but it’s also a crucial one. You may have heard a lot of claims about the medicinal properties of marijuana in general or of the cannabinoids THC and CBD. With so many seemingly unrelated effects, you might wonder whether it’s just a lot of hype from people who want the drug legalized; however, medical science backs up many of these claims, and the reason for the far-reaching effects have to do with the size and scope of the endocannabinoid system itself. All Natural MD.