Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1032
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Health Policy (Calatayud) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Paragraphs (f) and (g) of subsection (4) and
6 paragraph (d) of subsection (7) of section 381.986, Florida
7 Statutes, are amended to read:
8 381.986 Medical use of marijuana.—
9 (4) PHYSICIAN CERTIFICATION.—
10 (f) A qualified physician may not issue a physician
11 certification for more than five three 70-day supply limits of
12 marijuana or more than ten six 35-day supply limits of marijuana
13 in a form for smoking. The department shall quantify by rule a
14 daily dose amount with equivalent dose amounts for each
15 allowable form of marijuana dispensed by a medical marijuana
16 treatment center. The department shall use the daily dose amount
17 to calculate a 70-day supply.
18 1. A qualified physician may request an exception to the
19 daily dose amount limit, the 35-day supply limit of marijuana in
20 a form for smoking, and the 4-ounce possession limit of
21 marijuana in a form for smoking established in paragraph
22 (14)(a). The request must shall be made electronically on a form
23 adopted by the department in rule and must include, at a
24 minimum:
25 a. The qualified patient’s qualifying medical condition.
26 b. The dosage and route of administration that was
27 insufficient to provide relief to the qualified patient.
28 c. A description of how the patient will benefit from an
29 increased amount.
30 d. The minimum daily dose amount of marijuana that would be
31 sufficient for the treatment of the qualified patient’s
32 qualifying medical condition.
33 2. A qualified physician must provide the qualified
34 patient’s records upon the request of the department.
35 3. The department shall approve or disapprove the request
36 within 14 days after receipt of the complete documentation
37 required by this paragraph. The request is shall be deemed
38 approved if the department fails to act within this time period.
39 (g) A qualified physician must evaluate an existing
40 qualified patient at least once every 52 30 weeks before issuing
41 a new physician certification. A qualified physician who has
42 issued a certification to the patient after conducting an in
43 person physical examination as defined in subparagraph (a)1. may
44 conduct the evaluation through telehealth as defined in s.
45 456.47. A physician must:
46 1. Determine whether if the patient still meets the
47 requirements to be issued a physician certification under
48 paragraph (a).
49 2. Identify and document in the qualified patient’s medical
50 records whether the qualified patient experienced either of the
51 following related to the medical use of marijuana:
52 a. An adverse drug interaction with any prescription or
53 nonprescription medication; or
54 b. A reduction in the use of, or dependence on, other types
55 of controlled substances as defined in s. 893.02.
56 3. Submit a report with the findings required pursuant to
57 subparagraph 2. to the department. The department shall submit
58 such reports to the Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical
59 Outcomes Research established pursuant to s. 1004.4351.
60 (7) IDENTIFICATION CARDS.—
61 (d) Applications for identification cards must be submitted
62 on a form prescribed by the department. The department may
63 charge a reasonable fee associated with the issuance,
64 replacement, and renewal of identification cards. The fee for
65 any veteran who was honorably discharged from the United States
66 Armed Forces may not exceed $15. The department shall allocate
67 $10 of the identification card fee to the Division of Research
68 at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University for the
69 purpose of educating minorities about marijuana for medical use
70 and the impact of the unlawful use of marijuana on minority
71 communities. The department shall contract with a third-party
72 vendor to issue identification cards. The vendor selected by the
73 department must have experience performing similar functions for
74 other state agencies.
75 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
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77 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
78 And the title is amended as follows:
79 Delete everything before the enacting clause
80 and insert:
81 A bill to be entitled
82 An act relating to medical marijuana; amending s.
83 381.986, F.S.; increasing the number of supply limits
84 of marijuana which a qualified physician may issue in
85 a single physician certification for the medical use
86 of marijuana; revising the frequency with which
87 qualified physicians must evaluate existing qualified
88 patients for a physician certification for the medical
89 use of marijuana; providing that the fee associated
90 with identification cards for certain veterans of the
91 United States Armed Forces may not exceed a specified
92 amount; providing an effective date.