A Florida Senate committee has given approval to legislation that would place a cap on the amount of THC recreational marijuana is allowed to have, even though recreational marijuana is not yet legal in the state.
Senate Health Policy Committee voted 7 to 3 today, along party line (with Republicans in support), to pass Senate Bill 7050. The measure would preemptively establish a cap of 30% THC for any legal marijuana sales, and a 60% THC cap for marijuana concentrates. The measure was approved in anticipation of voters approving an initiative this November to legalize recreational marijuana for everyone 21 and older.
SB 7050 would prohibit marijuana edibles with more than 200 milligrams of THC for whole edibles and 10 milligrams of THC per serving.
Last week the House Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee voted 14 to 3 to pass similar legislation. House Bill 1269, sponsored by Representative Ralph Massullo (R), would establish the same 30% and 60% cap for flower and concentrates, but would not have a cap on edibles.
The amendment that’s set to appear on November’s ballot would allow those 21 and older “to possess, purchase, or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical personal consumption by smoking, ingestion, or otherwise.” Licensed marijuana retail outlets would be allowed to distribute the plant, with any of the state’s licensed medical-marijuana dispensaries allowed to “acquire, cultivate, process, manufacture, sell and distribute such products and accessories.”
A Florida Chamber of Commerce poll released earlier this month found that 57% of voters in the state support legalizing marijuana for all uses. Polling released late last year by the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab found support for legalization to be 10% higher, at 67%.
