Home Cultivation of Marijuana

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on specific limitations regarding personal consumption, only that it is subject to existing medical use or administration regulations.

Home Cultivation of Marijuana

This bill allows certain patients to grow up to six flowering cannabis plants at home for personal use and buy seeds or clones from licensed centers.

What This Bill Does

• Allows qualified patients who are at least 21 years old to grow up to six flowering cannabis plants at their homes for personal consumption and noncommercial purposes.
• Permits these patients to purchase medical marijuana seeds and clones from a licensed center.
• Requires patients growing cannabis to take safety measures to prevent unauthorized access.
• Sets penalties for selling patient-cultivated plants or exceeding cultivation limits.

Who It Names or Affects

• Qualified patients who are at least 21 years old and can grow up to six flowering cannabis plants at their homes.
• Licensed medical marijuana treatment centers that can sell seeds and clones to qualified patients.

Terms To Know

qualified patient

A person who meets the requirements set by Florida law for using medical marijuana.

flowering cannabis plants

Cannabis plants that are in their mature stage and producing flowers, which contain high levels of THC.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how many patients will qualify or the exact number of seeds and clones available.
• It is unclear if there will be enough licensed centers to meet patient demand for seeds and clones.

Official Summary Text

Home Cultivation of Marijuana; Authorizing certain qualified patients to cultivate up to six flowering cannabis plants for personal consumption and noncommercial purposes; authorizing certain qualified patients to purchase medical marijuana seeds and clones from a licensed medical marijuana treatment center; providing that the personal consumption of cannabis cultivated at a qualified patient’s residence is subject to specified limitations, etc.

Current Bill Text

Florida Senate
-
2026

SB 776

By
Senator Smith

17-00172B-26 2026776__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to home cultivation of marijuana;
3 amending s. 604.71, F.S.; authorizing certain
4 qualified patients to cultivate up to six flowering
5 cannabis plants for personal consumption and
6 noncommercial purposes; authorizing certain qualified
7 patients to purchase medical marijuana seeds and
8 clones from a licensed medical marijuana treatment
9 center; requiring a qualified patient who cultivates
10 cannabis to take specified precautions; providing that
11 the personal consumption of cannabis cultivated at a
12 qualified patient’s residence is subject to specified
13 limitations; providing for penalties; providing an
14 effective date.
15
16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
17
18 Section 1. Subsections (5) through (8) are added to section
19 604.71, Florida Statutes, to read:
20 604.71 Local regulation of vegetable gardens.—
21
(5)

A qualified patient
as defined in s. 381.986
who is at

22
least 21 years of age may
cultivate
up to
six

flowering
cannabis

23
plants
at his or her residence
for personal consumption
and

24
noncommercial purposes.

25
(
6
)

A
qualified patient a
s defined in s. 381.986 who is at

26
least 21 years of age may purchase medical marijuana seeds and

27
clones from a licensed medical marijuana treatment center.

28
(
7
)

A qualified patient who cultivates cannabis shall

29
ensure
that
the plants are
secured
in
a manner
to prevent access

30
by
unauthorized persons. The
personal consumption
of cannabis

31
cultivated
at a qualified patient’s residence is
subject to
the

32
limitations on medical use or administration of marijuana as

33
specified in

s. 381.986
(1)(k)
.

34
(
8
)

The sale of patient-cultivated cannabis plants and

35
products

and cultivation of cannabis
by patients
beyond
the

36
limits
specified
in this section
is subject to the penalties

37
outlined chapter 893.

38 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.