Florida House Committee Approves THC Limit On Medical Marijuana, Will It Be Struck Down?

A Florida congressional committee recently approved their proposal to limit THC composition to 10% within smokable medical marijuana, just after a few weeks that politicians lifted a ban on smokable medical marijuana. This bill modification comes along with limiting underage usage of medical marijuana while providing protection for military veterans with medicinal needs.



Bill PCB HHS 19-02 (HB 7117) was propelled by the Health and Human Services Committee of Florida with partisan support (12 - 5 Vote). Regarding medical marijuana, if enacted into law it would limit smokable marijuana dispensed at medical marijuana dispensaries to only 10% THC which was a major concern for some opponents. Florida would join a few other states, while the majority of states that legalized medical marijuana or made it recreational do not have those limits. Many popularized cannabis strains already being illicitly sold on the street exceed levels of 20% around the country. White Widow, as an example, has an average THC composition of 20%.

The Bill will also limit the high potency (10% limit included) of smokable marijuana to citizens under the age of 18 unless directly approved by two physicians, where one must be a board-certified physician. Those under the age of 18 will primarily be given low-THC cannabis. The bill also handles protections for the United States military veterans by waiving the $75 fee to obtain medical marijuana cards.

Public Thoughts

Supporters of the bill proposal believe that any smokable cannabis above 10% THC composition will increase the chances of adults being diagnosed with psychosis. Psychosis is defined as a symptom of a mental illness identified by radical changes in personality, impaired functioning, and a distorted sense of reality. Simply, people who experience hallucinogens, or delusions of reality.

Opponents suggest that those who conducted the analysis behind the THC limit was not quite informed regarding the subject. Opponents include the hundreds of patients who are already suffering through their ailments and marijuana dispensaries who have long fought for approval along with some military veteran groups questioning the limit.

What are your thoughts on the medical marijuana THC limit proposal?