Plant City, FL Cannabis Regulations: Home Cultivation (2026)
Key Facts
- Home Grow
- Illegal statewide
- Medical Source
- MMTCs only
- Recreational
- Illegal (Amd 3 failed 2024)
- Felony
- FL 893.13
- Preemption
- State law
Summary
Home cannabis cultivation illegal in Florida including Plant City. Medical marijuana patients must purchase from licensed MMTCs. Recreational use and home grow remain prohibited statewide.
F.S. 381.986 Medical use of marijuana. — (1) DEFINITIONS. — As used in this section, the term: (k) "Medical use" means the acquisition, possession, use, delivery, transfer, or administration of marijuana authorized by a physician certification. The term does not include: 1. Possession, use, or administration of marijuana that was not purchased or acquired from a medical marijuana treatment center. 2. Possession, use, or administration of marijuana in the form of commercially produced food items other than edibles or of marijuana seeds. 3. Use or administration of any form or amount of marijuana in a manner that is inconsistent with the qualified physician's directions or physician certification. 4. Transfer of marijuana to a person other than the qualified patient for whom it was authorized or the qualified patient's caregiver on behalf of the qualified patient. 5. Use or administration of marijuana in the following locations: a. On any form of public transportation, except for low-THC cannabis not in a form for smoking. b. In any public place, except for low-THC cannabis not in a form for smoking. c. In a qualified patient's place of employment, except when permitted by his or her employer. d. In a state correctional institution, as defined in s. 944.02, or a correctional institution, as defined in s. 944.241. e. On the grounds of a preschool, primary school, or secondary school, except as provided in s. 1006.062. f. In a school bus, a vehicle, an aircraft, or a motorboat, except for low-THC cannabis not in a form for smoking. 6. The smoking of marijuana in an enclosed indoor workplace as defined in s. 386.203(5). (11) PREEMPTION. — Regulation of cultivation, processing, and delivery of marijuana by medical marijuana treatment centers is preempted to the state except as provided in this subsection.
Full Breakdown
Florida prohibits home cultivation of cannabis under all circumstances. The 2016 medical marijuana constitutional amendment (Amendment 2) and implementing FL Statute 381.986 require registered patients to obtain products only from licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers (MMTCs, commonly called dispensaries). Recreational cannabis remains illegal; Amendment 3 for adult-use recreational cannabis failed at the November 2024 ballot (achieving roughly 56% but not the 60% supermajority required). Plant City has no separate home-grow ordinance because it is preempted by state law. Cultivation of any amount is a felony under FL 893.13.
Violations & Fines
Cultivation under 25 plants: 3rd-degree felony, up to 5 years prison and $5,000 fine. 25+ plants: 2nd-degree felony, up to 15 years. Federal charges also possible.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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