FL S0664

Bill

Adult Use Marijuana Legalization

Introduced
01/14/2021

In Committee
01/28/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
04/30/2021

Introduced Session

2021 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Renaming the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to the Division of Alcoholic Beverages, Marijuana, and Tobacco; authorizing persons 21 years of age and over to engage in certain activities involving the personal use, possession, transport, and cultivation of marijuana in limited amounts; providing limits on where persons may engage in specified activities; preempting the regulation of possession of marijuana to the state; providing for licensing of marijuana establishments; specifying duties of the Attorney General concerning certain federal subpoenas; specifying that the chapter does not allow persons under 21 years of age to engage in activities permitted therein; providing that it is unlawful for marijuana establishments to employ persons under 18 years of age, etc.

AI Summary

This bill: Renames the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to the Division of Alcoholic Beverages, Marijuana, and Tobacco, and creates a new chapter in Florida Statutes to legalize and regulate the adult use of marijuana. The bill allows individuals 21 and older to possess, cultivate, and purchase limited amounts of marijuana, establishes a licensing system for marijuana establishments like cultivation facilities and retail stores, requires the Division to adopt rules and oversee the new marijuana industry, preempts local regulation of marijuana possession, and exempts conduct authorized under the new chapter from certain drug crimes. The bill also makes related amendments to other statutes, such as allowing the sale of food products containing marijuana at licensed retail stores.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (1)

Gary Farmer (D)*,

Last Action

Died in Regulated Industries (on 04/30/2021)

Official Document

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/664

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/664
BillText	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/664/BillText/Filed/HTML
Bill	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/664/BillText/Filed/PDF

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H0291	Legalization of Recreational Marijuana	Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee	Similar To
H0343	Availability of Marijuana for Adult Use	Died in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee	Similar To
H1361	Adult Use Marijuana Legalization	Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee	Same As
H1363	Taxes and Fees Related to Marijuana Sales and Use	Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee	Similar To
H1597	Legalization Of Recreational Marijuana	Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee	Similar To
S0666	Taxes/Excise Tax on Recreational Marijuana	Died in Regulated Industries	Related
S0668	Fees/Marijuana Establishment License	Died in Regulated Industries	Related
S0710	Availability of Marijuana for Adult Use	Died in Health Policy	Similar To
S1916	Legalization of Recreational Marijuana	Died in Regulated Industries	Similar To

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FL S0664

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