Florida prohibits all home cultivation of cannabis. Even qualified medical patients under FL §381.986 must purchase from licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers; growing a single plant remains a third-degree felony statewide. Jacksonville cannot authorize home grows under any local ordinance.
Florida's medical marijuana program under §381.986 created a closed vertical supply chain through licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers (MMTCs). Patients with qualifying conditions and a Compassionate Use Registry ID may purchase low-THC or full-strength products but cannot grow their own. Recreational cannabis remains illegal as Amendment 3 failed to clear 60% in November 2024. Cultivation of any amount is charged under §893.13 as a third-degree felony, with 25+ plants triggering trafficking enhancements under §893.135. Jacksonville may not enact a local home-grow allowance because state drug law preempts the field; JSO actively investigates suspected indoor grows reported through utility-use anomalies.
Cultivating any quantity of cannabis is a third-degree felony with up to 5 years prison and $5,000 fine; 25+ plants triggers trafficking with mandatory minimums of 3 years prison and $25,000 fine, plus federal exposure under the Controlled Substances Act.
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