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The Truth is Out There!
- The truth is Florida already has legal sales of Cannabis to adults. The State of Florida issues more than 10,000 licenses to businesses selling “hemp”. In 2023, the state outlawed the sale of hemp to minors. Thus allowing the SALE TO ADULTS! Hemp products may contain intoxicants mimicking the effects of THC. Just this year, Governor DeSantis vetoed SB 1698, a bill intended to rein-in the potentially dangerous synthetic derivatives. Governor DeSantis’ veto allows BIG HEMP companies to continue to sell products that are marketed as “Cannabis” to adults who don’t know the difference. Amendment 3 protects consumers by raising the bar on products intended for sale.
The truth is the plain language of Amendment 3 allows the Florida Legislature to create additional licenses. The actual text says, “allows Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers, and other state-licensed entities, to acquire, cultivate, process, manufacture, sell, and distribute such products and accessories.” It will be up to the Florida Legislature – the members of the Florida House and Senate – to determine how many licenses are issued. Currently, 25 businesses are licensed to grow for the medical market and another 22 licenses are in process. We can hate the Florida Legislature for creating this limited licensing, but this amendment does not limit the amount of licenses issued. This amendment does not change the ability of hemp license holders to do business.
- The truth is Florida lawmakers created BIG CANNABIS under the guise of public safety. Lawsmakers invoked public safety when they promoted the vertical integration of cultivation, processing, and sales. This system makes it very easy to trace problems and hold bad actors accountable. Or that was what they said when they created the system. Nothing in Amendment 3 (2016) provides immunity for Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers (MMTC). The immunity language is found in Amendment 2 which passed in 2016. The immunity is limited to actions taken by MMTC’s in accordance with their licenses. It is not absolute. If a product is dangerous, not made according to standards, and in accordance with the law, the MMTC can be fined, be liable, and risk losing its license. This also protects the people selling in the Medical Market from frivolous lawsuits brought by parent groups, churches, or drug-free groups to stop the program.
- Did you know that any amount of concentrates not in their proper container is currently a felony? Florida Statute 893 lays out the law. The truth is any amount of concentrated Cannabis is a felony right now. That means one gummy, one vape cartridge. The Medical Marijuana law is an exemption from the prohibition of Cannabis as laid out in Statute 893. Under the current Medical Marijuana program you must keep your medical marijuana in its original container. All of that is true. It is also true that many of the products sold “legally” will test positive for THC. This loophole, sold “legally” but possessed illegally is leading to felony arrests. Amendment 3 clearly states that up to three ounces of flower and 5 grams of concentrated types of Cannabis will be lawful. The Florida Cannabis Action Network is standing by to present testimony as we create laws on packaging, possession, where we can consume, and the many other issues that come with legal access to Cannabis.
- Hemp is federally legal. The truth is hemp permits are cheap and easily available to anyone with a nursery license. Many Florida companies already hold licenses to grow hemp. When it comes to home cultivations for individuals, Florida Cannabis Action Network is interested in exploring the 2019 Right to Garden (SB 82) and how it impacts the right to cultivate this herb. We understand the Controlled Substance Act (FL Statute 893) prohibits the possession of seeds, yet, as medical patients products containing seeds are not uncommon. Does the Right to Garden override the CSA?
Believe it or not, many people who support legalizing Cannabis don't use Cannabis. Mindlessly destroying lives to prohibit the use...
