Home cultivation of cannabis is illegal in Hillsborough County. Florida allows only medical marijuana via FL 381.986 dispensed by licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers. Patients cannot grow at home. Recreational cannabis prohibited statewide; Amendment 3 (2024) failed to achieve 60 percent threshold.
FL 381.986 Medical Marijuana Act requires qualified patient to obtain physician certification, state ID card, and purchase from licensed MMTC. Possession limit 70-day supply as determined by physician. Home cultivation is FL 893.13 felony regardless of medical status. Hillsborough County follows state law. Amendment 3 on November 2024 ballot received 55.9 percent; failed 60 percent Florida constitutional requirement. CBD hemp under 0.3 percent THC legal under FL 581.217.
Cultivation felony: 25 plants or fewer third-degree felony (5 years, 5,000 fine). 25-300 plants second-degree felony. Over 300 first-degree felony.
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