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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 776

Home Cultivation of Marijuana
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SPONSOR
Smith
FILED BY
Carlos Guillermo Smith — District 17, Democrat [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Health Policy

Filed under Agriculture.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Home Cultivation of Marijuana; Authorizing certain qualified patients to cultivate up to six flowering cannabis plants for personal consumption and noncommercial purposes; authorizing certain qualified patients to purchase medical marijuana seeds and clones from a licensed medical marijuana treatment center; providing that the personal consumption of cannabis cultivated at a qualified patient’s residence is subject to specified limitations, etc.

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Plain English Summary

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Lets qualified medical marijuana patients grow six plants at home.

Qualified medical marijuana patients who are at least 21 may now grow up to six flowering cannabis plants at their own residence for personal, noncommercial use, and may buy seeds or clones directly from a licensed treatment center.

Patients must secure their plants against unauthorized access, though the law does not say how. Consuming home-grown cannabis is still bound by the same medical-use rules that apply to marijuana obtained from a dispensary.

Selling homegrown cannabis, or growing more than the law allows, is still a crime under Florida's drug abuse chapter, with none of this bill's protections.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Qualified patients 21 and older may grow six flowering plants at home majors. 604.71(5)

AIA qualified patient under the medical marijuana law who is at least 21 may cultivate up to six flowering cannabis plants at their residence for personal, noncommercial consumption.

“may cultivate up to six flowering cannabis plants at his or her residence for personal consumption and noncommercial purposes” bill text, line 22 →
§ 2 Patients may buy marijuana seeds and clones from a licensed treatment center majors. 604.71(6)

AIA qualified patient 21 or older may purchase medical marijuana seeds and clones directly from a licensed medical marijuana treatment center to start their home crop.

“may purchase medical marijuana seeds and clones from a licensed medical marijuana treatment center” bill text, line 26 →
§ 3 Selling homegrown cannabis or exceeding the limits stays a crime majors. 604.71(8)

AISelling patient-cultivated cannabis plants or products, or growing beyond the limits this section allows, remains punishable under Florida's chapter 893 drug penalties, with none of this bill's protections.

“cultivation of cannabis by patients beyond the limits specified in this section is subject to the penalties outlined chapter 893” bill text, line 35 →
§ 4 Plants must be secured against unauthorized access moderates. 604.71(7)

AIA patient who cultivates cannabis at home must ensure the plants are secured so unauthorized people cannot reach them, though no specific security method is required.

“shall ensure that the plants are secured in a manner to prevent access by unauthorized persons” bill text, line 28 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Health Policy
1/13/2026
Introduced
12/16/2025
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and...
12/5/2025
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 604.71
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