TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — The legislative meeting begins Tuesday, March 4th, and lawmakers may soon discuss a controversial issue that continues to fire here in the sunshine.
The amendment that made the state legal recreational marijuana unreduced was not reduced, after being deferred from the 2024 election. But efforts for marijuana freedom here in Florida have already been considered at the state capitol.
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The smart and secure Florida, the group behind Amendment 3, is doing another implementation on the failed initiative, already creating a new petition with a new standard. But Gov. Ron DeSantis says he doesn’t even see it join the vote.
“People don’t want control (existing) these massive conglomerates. One of the last things that was the problem was, can you grow yourself?
As the 2026 elections are still far apart, Congress currently holds power over the issue.
Sarasota Republican State Sen. Joe Gluters is the Amendment 3 champion and has presented various bills to marijuana. One of them allows qualified medical patients to develop on their own.
“If you want to grow some plants, we can do it in a regulated way and make sure that those who want to do it have the opportunity and avoid some of the other additional costs,” Gruters said. “This is an advantage for both the state and the consumer, but this is also just for those who hold medical ID cards.”
In support of the bill, Democrats at the Capitol call it the common sense law.
“I think it’s one of the rare bipartisan moments that there’s an agreement that it’s monopoly for the cannabis industry to have control over all access points. And it’s really important to destroy those monopolies and introduce personal freedom.”
Gruters’ newly filed bills allow two plants per household. You must be over 21 years of age, your property owner must agree to it, and you must be a qualified patient.
