2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Orange County, Florida.
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Home cultivation of cannabis is illegal throughout Florida including Orange County. Florida permits only medical cannabis through FL §381.986, with product distributed exclusively through licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers. Recreational cannabis remains illegal. Amendment 3 recreational legalization failed in November 2024.
Fla. Stat. § 381.986 (Medical Use of Marijuana)
(f) The department may revoke the registration of a qualified patient or caregiver who cultivates marijuana or who acquires, possesses, or delivers marijuana from any person or entity other than a medical marijuana treatment center. (g) The department shall revoke the registration of a qualified patient, and the patient’s associated caregiver, upon notification that the patient no longer meets ...
Florida preempts local dispensary zoning under FL §381.986(11). Orange County must either ban all Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers or allow them wherever pharmacies are permitted. Orange County allows MMTCs in commercial zones on par with pharmacies with 500-foot separation from schools.
Fla. Stat. § 381.986 (Medical Use of Marijuana)
A medical marijuana treatment center dispensing facility may not be located within 500 feet of the real property that comprises a public or private elementary school, middle school, or secondary school unless the county or municipality approves the location through a formal proceeding open to the public at which the county or municipality determines that the location promotes the public health,...
4 cities in Orange County have their own cannabis regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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