Florida House Bill 859 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on May 2 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-05-02 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1030 (Ch. 2014-157)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes qualifying patient to possess & administer medical cannabis, & possess & use paraphernalia for specified purpose; authorizes patient's caregiver to possess & administer medical cannabis to qualifying patient & to possess & use paraphernalia for specified purpose; provides procedures & requirements thereto; provides that act does not allow person to undertake task under influence of medical cannabis when doing so constitutes negligence or malpractice; provides that use of medical cannabis does not create defense to certain offenses; authorizes physician to recommend use of medical cannabis; provides procedures & requirements thereto; requires DBPR to regulate licensure of cultivation centers & dispensaries; provides procedures & requirements thereto; prohibits school, employer, or property owner from refusing to enroll, employ, or lease to or penalize person who is cardholder; requires DOH, DBPR, & DOR to adopt rules by specified date; establishing medical cannabis section within DBPR; provides procedures & requirements; authorizes medical cannabis farm to possess, cultivate, & manufacture medical cannabis, medical cannabis-based products, & marijuana plants for wholesale in this state; requires agricultural classification for land used as medical cannabis farm; prohibits medical cannabis farm from conducting retail sales or transactions; provides certain protections to medical cannabis farms; provides permitting procedures and fees; provides licensing procedures and fees; requires reporting of loss, theft, or unexplained shortage of medical cannabis product to local law enforcement agency & department; authorizes administrative fines, license suspension, injunctive relief.

Medical Use Of Cannabis

Rep. Ron Saunders [D]

Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-02	House	Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1030 (Ch. 2014-157)
2014-03-04	House	Introduced
2014-02-20	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Health Quality Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee
2014-02-10	House	Filed

S0962 (Similar To) 2014-05-02 - Died in Health Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1030 (Ch. 2014-157)
S1030 (Similar To) 2014-06-17 - Chapter No. 2014-157, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1700 (Ch. 2014-158)
S1700 (Similar To) 2014-06-17 - Chapter No. 2014-158, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1030 (Ch. 2014-157)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
468	901		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	902		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	903		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	904		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	905		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	906		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	907		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	908		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	909		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	910		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	911		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	912		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	913		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	914		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	915		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	916		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	917		Amended Code	See Bill Text
468	918		Amended Code	See Bill Text
499	802		Amended Code	See Bill Text
499	803		Amended Code	See Bill Text
499	804		Amended Code	See Bill Text
499	805		Amended Code	See Bill Text
499	806		Amended Code	See Bill Text
499	807		Amended Code	See Bill Text
499	808		Amended Code	See Bill Text
499	809		Amended Code	See Bill Text
499	810		Amended Code	See Bill Text
812	14		Amended Code	See Bill Text
893	03		Amended Code	See Bill Text
893	13		Amended Code	See Bill Text
893	1351		Amended Code	See Bill Text
893	145		Amended Code	See Bill Text
893	147		Amended Code	See Bill Text
921	0022		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/859
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0859/BillText/Filed/PDF