Is Cannabis Legal for Terminally Ill Patients in Florida?

Currently cannabis is illegal in Florida, except for extremely limited circumstances. There is a bill pending in Florida that will allow cannabis to be an “investigational drug” for use by terminally ill patients. The bill provides, “eligible patients or their legal representatives to purchase and possess cannabis for medical use” and authorizes licensed dispensing organizations “to manufacture, possess, sell, deliver, distribute, dispense, and dispose of cannabis . . . “