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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PETITION FORM
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<br />n a registered voter of Florida and hereby petition the Secretary of State to place the following proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution on the
<br />lot in the general election:
<br />IALLOT TITLE: Use of Marijuana for Certain Medical Conditions
<br />IALLOT SUMMARY: Allovlfs the medical use of marijuana for individuals with debilitating diseases as
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<br />patients' medical use of marijuana. The
<br />determined by a licensed Florida physician. Allows careg _
<br />Department of Hearth shall register and regulate centers that produce and distribute marijuana for medical
<br />purposes and shall issue identification cauls to patients and caregivers. Applies only to Florida law: Does not
<br />authorize violations of federal law or any non-medical use, possession or production of marijuana.
<br />IPLE AND SECTION BEING AMENDED OR CREATED: Article X, Section 29
<br />ill text of proposed constitutional amendment is as follows:
<br />;TICLE X, SECTION 29. Medical marijuana. production, possession and use,:-
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<br />se. PUBLIC POLICY.
<br />(1) The medical use of marijuana by'a qualifying patient or personal caregiver is not subject to criminal or civil liability or sanctions
<br />ler Florida law except as provided in _this section.
<br />(2) A physician licensed in Honda shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability or sanctions under Florida law for issuing a
<br />rsician certification to a person diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition in a manner consistent with this section.
<br />(3) Actions` and conduct :by a"medical marijuana treatment center, registered with the Department, or its employees, es permitted by
<br />i section and in compliance with Department regulations, shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability or sanctions under Florida law
<br />ept as provided in this section.
<br />DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this section, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:
<br />(1) "Debilitating Medical Condition" means cancer, glaucoma, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), acquired
<br />nune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); hepatitis C, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Crohn's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple
<br />:rosis or other conditions for which a physician believes that the medical use of marijuana would likely outweigh the potential health
<br />:s for a patient.
<br />(2) . "Department" means the Department of Health or its successor agency.
<br />(3) "Identification card" means a document issued by the Department that identifies a person who has a physician certification or a
<br />conal caregiver who is at Ieast:twenty-one (21) years old and has agreed to assist with a qualifying patient's medical use of marijuana.
<br />(4) "Marijuana" has the meaning given cannabis in Section 893.02(3), Florida Statutes (2013).
<br />(5) 'Medical 'Marijuana Treatment Center" means an entity that acquires, cultivates, possesses, processes (including development
<br />elated products such as food, tinctures, aerosols, oils, or ointments), transfers, transports; sells, distributes, dispenses, or administers
<br />rijuana, products containing marijuana, related supplies, or educational materials to qualifying patients or their personal caregivers and
<br />gistered by the Department.
<br />(6) "Medical use° means the acquisition, possession, use, delivery, transfer, or administration of marijuana or related supplies by a
<br />ilif® patient or personal caregiver for use by a qualifying patient for the treatment of a debilitating medical condition.
<br />(7) Personal caregiver means a person who is at least twenty-one (21) years old who has agreed to assist with a qualifying
<br />ent's medical use of marijuana and has a caregiver identification card issued by the Department. A personal caregiver may assist no
<br />e than five (5) qualifying patients at one time. An employee of a hospice provider, nursing, or medical facility may serve as a personal
<br />:giver to more than five (5) qualifying patients as permitted by the Department. Personal caregivers are prohibited from consuming
<br />ijuana obtained for the personal, medical use by the qualifying pati€nt. (� y • •�
<br />(8) "Physician" means a physician who is licensed in Florida. (Continues on next page
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