Today, I am proud to announce I filed HB679 which will be the first major bipartisan update to our state’s marijuana statutes since the passage of the medical marijuana amendment over five years ago.



Along with my prime co-sponsor, Rep. Spencer Roach (R) out of Fort Myers, I have spent the summer negotiating with House and Senate leadership, various industry stakeholders, and activists to formulate a compromise piece of legislation that moves us forward. It makes our state’s medical marijuana program safer while also protecting the doctor-patient relationship and making access to medicine cheaper and simpler.



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Under our bill:



*
New
restrictions
on
Delta-8
and
other
synthetic
marijuana
products
that
exploit
loopholes
in
the
law
to
sell
mind-altering
and
untested
products
to
children
totally
unregulated.



*
Two-year
medical
marijuana
license
cards
and
8-month
doctor
appointments
will
cut
the
costs
of
participation
in
the
medical
marijuana
program
by
over
60%.



*
Telehealth
recertification
of
medical
marijuana
doctor
visits
which
helps
make
participation
in
the
program
cheaper,
simpler,
and
more
convenient
for
our
patients.



*
Restrictions
on
marijuana
doctor
advertising
towards
children
and
in
online
spaces.



*
End
the
practice
for
Medical
Marijuana
Treatment
Centers
to
“flip”
their
licenses
for
monetary
gain
without
having
to
ever
sell
actual
products
which
reduce
options
for
Florida
patients.



*
New
testing
regimes
that
keep
products
safe,
increase
transparency
and
start
creating
recommendations
on
effective
DUI
roadside
testing
to
keep
our
streets
safe.


It’s not everything I want, but it’s a HUGE step forward and promises the first meaningful improvement to the program in years.



Click here to send an e-mail to House Leadership urging them to hear our bill, place it on the agenda, and help Florida’s patients access their medicine more safely and with less government interference. [[email protected], [email protected]?subject=Please%20hear%20HB679&body=Chairman%20Robinson%2C%20%0A%20%0AI%E2%80%99m%20writing%20to%20urge%20you%20to%20hear%20HB679%2C%20by%20Rep.%20Learned%20and%20Rep.%20Roach%20at%20your%20next%20available%20committee%20meeting.%20This%20bill%20makes%20our%20state%E2%80%99s%20medical%20marijuana%20program%20safer%20while%20also%20protecting%20the%20doctor-patient%20relationship%20and%20makes%20access%20to%20medicine%20cheaper%20and%20simpler.%0A%20%0AThank%20you.%0A%0A%0A]



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Andrew Learned
Candidate for Florida House (FL-59)
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