FL H1471

Authorizes adults 21 years of age or older to purchase up to 2,000 milligrams of THC in marijuana products and up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana for smoking from licensed medical marijuana treatment centers (MMTCs) that are also registered with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation for adult-use sales, with a possession cap of 4.0 ounces of smokable marijuana at any given time.

Restructures MMTC operations by replacing the existing single-license model with a tiered system requiring separate registration plus individual operating licenses for cultivation, processing, retail sales, and transportation, along with facility permits for each physical location, all expiring every 2 years.

Allows adults 21 and older to transfer marijuana products and delivery devices without consideration to other adults 21 and older; persons under 21 who deliver or possess such products face misdemeanor penalties escalating from second degree for a first offense to first degree for subsequent offenses.

Creates a retroactive resentencing and record expunction framework for individuals convicted of possessing 4.0 ounces or less of cannabis under the pre-existing law, including mandatory sentence review hearings for those still serving sentences, waiver of conviction-related fines and fees for offenses no longer classified as crimes, and a petition process through the Department of Law Enforcement for criminal history record expunction.

Requires the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study the potential harms and benefits of allowing private cultivation of marijuana, including a cooperative model, and report findings to the Governor and Legislature by January 1, 2023; the act generally takes effect January 1, 2023.