The last day to register is January 13, 2024. We will be back next year with a date in mid-March.
Monday, January 15, 2024
Annual Dinner and Stuff
We have reserved Mayuri Indian Restaurant on Simpson for the pre-event dinner. Seating is limited, so please check with your facilitator if you haven’t already made a reservation. We are pleased to announce Chris Cano, SunCoast NORML and national NORML BOD member will be speaking to us via ZOOM. The night will be full of fun. Our theme this year honors the late Jimmy Buffet. Changes in Attitude, Gives Us Some Latitude speaks to the growing support for Cannabis and our need to see parity in how Cannabis is treated/regulated. While the weather outside will be frightful, we will be creating a paradise inside (sorry, no cheeseburgers)! Dinner is a fabulous buffet for $25.00 inclusive. We will have a gift basket worth more than $400.00 from our friends at Treadwell!
Your Cannabis @ the Capitol Experience
Get your ticket for the 2024 Cannabis @ the Capitol Experience here
The Capitol Complex is a big place. The best place to enter is through the main entrance. The doors are located off the plaza between the Historic Old Capitol and the new building. No masks are REQUIRED at the Capitol though certain offices may ask you to wear one. All persons and possessions entering the Capitol, including the House and Senate buildings, must pass through a metal detector with bags checked by an x-ray machine. Medicine is legal at the Capitol, but public consumption of Medical Marijuana is not.
7:45 AM Set-up The Capitol opens to visitors at 8 AM. IF you are able-bodied and an early riser, please join us at 7:45 – tell Security you are part of the set-up crew on the 3rd Floor.
8:30 AM – 4 PM 3rd Floor Rotunda
Registration can begin after 8:30 AM
Registered guests can pick up their name badge, information folder, and gift bag on the 3rd Floor at the Florida Capitol on January 16, 2024 after 8:30 AM. The Complex is located at 400 N Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL 32301. We suggest ride shares as parking is several blocks from the Capitol.
Florida Cannabis Action Network has reserved the Third Floor Rotunda on January 16, 2024, for the entire day. Capitol Partners are joining FLCAN in creating over 120 feet of education and art to engage lawmakers, staff, and regular visitors to the Capitol. Many organizations will also have their lobby day at the same time.
Schedule –
Each registered guest has a personalized schedule that may include meeting with Senate and House members and staff, attending committee hearings, where you have an opportunity to speak, time to tour the Old Capitol, attend a mock session and pass a bill, brunch time, and rest breaks in the Expo. It will be an experience worth talking about. #FLCAC2024
Our friends at the Florida Cannabis Festival Mt. Dora are this year’s brunch sponsor. Brunch is served in a private room in the Florida Senate Building provided by Senator Victor Torres’ office. Room SB 226 is a quiet place for attendees to rest, grab a drink, or have a nutritious bite to eat between meetings.
4:00 PM-5:00 PM Breakdown and clean up
Calling all able-bodied. If you are staying in Tallahassee Tuesday night we encourage you to help with the breakdown and cleanup. Then join us for dinner to celebrate the day.
6:00 PM the Official Canna-Industry Social After Party Powered by C-LAB- Miller’s Ale House
Join us at Miller’s Ale House for a post-event debriefing and enjoy a complimentary cocktail or refreshing non-alcoholic beverage. This year, our friends at C-LAB added a great twist to the activities. Each registered attendee will receive a complimentary drink ticket for a mix and mingle at Miller’s Ale House on Tuesday evening after the lobby day.
722 Apalachee Pkwy, Tallahassee, FL 32301 Share a meal with the team at Miller’s Ale House. Miller’s has a fire pit outside where vaping would be appropriate.
Capitol Etiquette & Things to Remember
We are all ambassadors at the Capitol, the impression we make with our clothes, our manners, and our arguments matter.
Wear business professional clothing.
Listen and record what lawmakers say.
No profanity when speaking at a hearing.
Wear comfortable shoes- even doing a little walking at the Capitol is a lot of walking.
Use UBER – LYFT – TAXIS or pile into cars. All parking near the Capitol is paid, several blocks from the Capitol, and a parking ticket was $20 in 2022.
If you use pain medication, be sure to bring extra, it is a long day.
Masks are not required at the Capitol but they may still be in some offices.
It is cold in Tallahassee, but comfortable in the Capitol. We can store some coats, but wear layers.
Brian said the Howard Johnson on Monroe has some smoking rooms. Reserve now.
Every person and item/bag that comes through security will pass through a metal detector/x-ray machine.
Your medicine is legal, but public consumption is illegal.
If you act early you may schedule wheelchair public transportation.
FAQ
Check your email for contact information for Jodi James if you need to access the Capitol or want to submit a question.
Yes, you can bring your organization’s brochures or business cards for the swag bags or for placement on the literature table facing the House and Senate entrance.
No, you may not hang a banner or set up a banner stand unless you are a Capital Partner.
No, you may not charge for products at the Capitol.
Name badges and packets will be distributed on Tuesday morning.
No, you do not need a ticket to attend the Capitol. You do need a ticket to get a custom schedule, t-shirt, and brunch ticket as part of the Capitol Day Experience
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