Medical Marijuana Use Registry Identification Cards for Veterans

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on what happens if a veteran cannot provide proof of their status.

Medical Marijuana Cards for Veterans

This bill requires the Department of Health to charge a reduced fee of $15 for medical marijuana use registry identification cards for honorably discharged veterans who are qualified patients.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the Department of Health to issue medical marijuana use registry identification cards at a reduced cost of $15 for honorably discharged veterans.
• Specifies that acceptable forms of proof needed to show veteran status include: DD-214 form, VA ID card, Uniformed Services ID with retired status, or a Florida driver's license with veteran designation.

Who It Names or Affects

• Honorably discharged veterans who are qualified medical marijuana patients in Florida.
• The Department of Health which will process these applications and issue the cards.

Terms To Know

qualified patient

A person approved by a doctor to use medical marijuana for treating certain health conditions.

DD-214 form

A document given to veterans upon discharge from the military, showing their service details and status.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if a veteran cannot provide one of the listed forms of proof.
• It is unclear how many veterans will apply for these reduced-cost cards once available.

Official Summary Text

Medical Marijuana Use Registry Identification Cards for Veterans; Requiring the Department of Health to charge a reduced fee for the issuance, replacement, or renewal of medical marijuana use registry identification cards for qualified patients who are honorably discharged veterans; providing requirements for proof of identification, etc.

Current Bill Text

Florida Senate
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2026

SB 974

By
Senator Truenow

13-01356-26 2026974__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to medical marijuana use registry
3 identification cards for veterans; amending s.
4 381.986, F.S.; requiring the Department of Health to
5 charge a reduced fee for the issuance, replacement, or
6 renewal of medical marijuana use registry
7 identification cards for qualified patients who are
8 honorably discharged veterans; providing requirements
9 for proof of identification; providing an effective
10 date.
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12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14 Section 1. Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (7) of
15 section 381.986, Florida Statutes, to read:
16 381.986 Medical use of marijuana.—
17 (7) IDENTIFICATION CARDS.—
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(f)

The department shall charge a reduced fee of $15 for

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the issuance, replacement, or renewal of an identification card

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for a qualified patient who is a veteran, as defined in s.

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1.01(14), if the application includes a copy of any of the

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following as proof of veteran status:

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1.

A DD-214 form;

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2.

A Department of Veterans Affairs identification card or

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a Uniformed Services identification card indicating retired

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status; or

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3.

A Florida driver license bearing the veteran

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designation.

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