Florida now has over 900,000 residents registered as medical marijuana patients.
According to data released by the Florida Department of Health, the state has 900,540 patients as of the end of January.
Florida legalized medical marijuana in 2016, via voter approval of Amendment 2. The law allows those with qualifying conditions who receive a recommendation from a physician to possess and use marijuana, purchasable at a licensed marijuana dispensary. The state has approximately 620 licensed dispensaries statewide.
According to data released recently by the research firm Headset, there was $160,654,639 worth of medical marijuana sold in January, averaging around $178 per patient ($5.70 per day).
Last week Florida State Senator Joe Gruters (R) introduced Senate Bill 552, which would significantly expand Florida’s medical marijuana law by expanding the list of qualifuing conditions, authorizing telehealth for both initial and renewal medical marijuana evaluations, and establishing a process to legally recognize out-of-state medical marijuana cards.
In January Smart & Safe Florida, the group behind 2024’s Amendment 3 to legalize recreational marijuana, has recently began mailing out petitions in an attempt to get a similar measure on the 2026 ballot after Amendment 3 failed to garner the 60% support necessary for approval.
