Florida State Representative Bill Partington (R) filed legislation today that would significantly revise Florida’s medical marijuana framework, including expanded eligibility, longer ID card durations, and major changes to physician requirements and supply limits.
House Bill 719 would allow patients who have been prescribed certain Schedule II opioid medications to qualify for medical marijuana.
The measure also proposes substantial changes to dosage and evaluation rules.
Under the bill, physicians could authorize up to ten 70-day supply limits and up to twenty 35-day supply limits for smokable marijuana—more than triple what is currently allowed. Patient evaluations for recertification would shift from every 30 weeks to every 104 weeks, and follow-up exams could be done through telehealth after an initial in-person visit.
HB 719 would also move medical marijuana ID cards from annual to biennial renewal and create a process to register nonresidents who are already active in another state’s medical cannabis program. Visiting qualified patients would be allowed to engage in all conduct permitted for Florida patients. In addition, the bill waives all state card fees for honorably discharged veterans.
The legislation includes new reporting requirements to the state’s medical marijuana research consortium and authorizes disciplinary action, including up to a two-year suspension, for physicians who fail to comply with the updated framework.
If approved, the bill would take effect July 1, 2026.
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