Florida medical marijuana officials are actively revoking registrations of patients and caregivers with drug-related criminal records under provisions in budget legislation signed by Governor Ron DeSantis earlier in 2025, according to reporting by Marijuana Moment. Implementation and Current Enforcement Bobbie Smith, director of the Florida Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU), informed lawmakers on October […]

The State of Florida passed the Compassionate Use Act in 2014, legalizing medical marijuana for residents with qualifying conditions. Since then, the laws have continued to evolve to include more illnesses, though the state still does not have a recreational adult-use cannabis program. After legalization, there was still a lot of confusion around the process […]

Medical marijuana has been legal in Florida since 2014 when the state passed the first program, called the Compassionate Use Act. Since then, the laws have evolved consistently to include more patients with a wider range of conditions and illnesses. Florida still doesn’t have an adult-use cannabis program, but advocates continue to push for amendments to the state’s constitution.