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FL S0616

Bill

Status

Failed

3/11/2016

Primary Sponsor

Dwight Bullard

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes cannabis from Schedule I controlled substances in Florida law, eliminating criminal penalties for cannabis possession, delivery, and trafficking.

  • Deletes cannabis-specific criminal statutes including provisions for cannabis delivery without consideration, cannabis possession of any amount, and cannabis trafficking with mandatory minimum sentences (previously 3-15 years for quantities exceeding 25 pounds).

  • Removes cannabis from drug paraphernalia regulations and eliminates references to cannabis in controlled substance definitions across multiple Florida statutes (sections 456.0635, 772.12, 856.015, 893.02, 893.055, and others).

  • Restructures drug offense severity rankings in the Criminal Punishment Code to remove cannabis-related felony offenses while maintaining penalties for other Schedule I and controlled substances.

  • Updates references to controlled substance definitions throughout Florida law to reflect removal of cannabis from s. 893.02(4) to s. 893.02(3).

Legislative Description

Cannabis

Last Action

Died in Regulated Industries

3/11/2016

Committee Referrals

Regulated Industries11/4/2015

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