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Jacksonville, FL Public Conduct: Public Marijuana Use (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing section
Ordinance Code Sec. 614.133(a)(3)
Where it applies
Posted City parks only
Penalty class
Class A offense
Max fine
$25 (Sec. 632.101)
Enforcing dept
Recreation & Parks / Sheriff

Summary

Smoking marijuana, like tobacco or vaping, is banned in any Jacksonville city park posted with a no-smoking designation, a class A offense punishable by up to a $25 fine.

(3)Smoking tobacco products or use of vapor-generating devices. As used in this subsection, "smoking" shall mean inhaling, exhaling, burning, or otherwise using any tobacco product, or the use of an electronic smoking device or vapor-generating device. "Tobacco product" is defined to include cigarettes, pipe tobacco, filtered cigars, chewing tobacco, snuff, snus, or other plant product (including marijuana, hemp or other plant-based products) intended for inhalation...

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6 Update 1).

Full Breakdown

Ordinance Code Sec. 614.133(a)(3) bans smoking and vapor-generating devices in City parks designated by the Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, and its definition of "tobacco product" is written to sweep in marijuana: it covers "other plant product (including marijuana, hemp or other plant-based products) intended for inhalation." The section applies wherever the park is posted, and Sec. 614.133(b) sets the violation as a class A offense. Outside posted parks, Jacksonville has no separate public-consumption ordinance targeting marijuana specifically; general possession remains governed by Florida drug law, not city code.

Violations & Fines

Class A offense under Sec. 632.101: fine up to $25, up to 10 days jail, or both; posted parks only.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I smoke marijuana in a Jacksonville park?
Not in any park posted as no-smoking under Sec. 614.133: the ban's "tobacco product" definition expressly includes marijuana intended for inhalation.
What's the penalty?
A class A offense: up to a $25 fine or up to 10 days in jail under Sec. 632.101.
Does this cover public streets citywide?
No. Sec. 614.133 only reaches designated, posted City parks; it isn't a general public-consumption ordinance.

Sources & Official References

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