A Florida Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill to expand the state’s medical marijuana program in a number of ways, including by allowing doctors to recommend cannabis to any patient who has a condition for which they have been prescribed opioids.
The legislation from Rep. Bill Partington (R), filed for the 2026 session on Wednesday, would also make it so medical marijuana registrations could last up to two years instead of the current 30 weeks, and it’d waive patient registration fees for honorably discharged military veterans.
Under the proposal, doctors would additionally be able to recommend medical cannabis via telehealth without a physical examination—expanding a current policy that allows renewals, but not initial certifications, to be conducted remotely.
There are also reciprocity provisions built into the measure, requiring regulators to create a process to issue medical cannabis registration cards to “nonresidents who are actively enrolled in the medical cannabis program of another jurisdiction recognized by the department within 1 business day.” It specifies that “a visiting qualified patient may engage in all conduct authorized for a qualified patient.”
Another section of the bill stipulates that doctors could certify patients to receive up to 10 70-day supply limits of smokable medical
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