Bill Text: FL S0334 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Marijuana Products

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-27 - Withdrawn prior to introduction [S0334 Detail]

Download: Florida-2025-S0334-Introduced.html
       Florida Senate - 2025                                     SB 334
       
       
        
       By Senator Gruters
       
       
       
       
       
       22-00412A-25                                           2025334__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to marijuana products; amending s.
    3         381.986, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference;
    4         authorizing certain qualified patients to apply to the
    5         Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for a
    6         certificate to cultivate up to two cannabis plants for
    7         personal consumption; requiring the department to
    8         adopt rules related to such certificates, including
    9         rules for inspection and registration of each cannabis
   10         plant; requiring an applicant to provide certain
   11         documentation if he or she is leasing a residence;
   12         providing that no more than two cannabis plants may be
   13         cultivated at a single residence regardless of the
   14         number of eligible qualified patients who reside
   15         there; specifying limitations on and requirements for
   16         the cultivation of cannabis plants for personal use;
   17         providing criminal penalties; amending s. 581.217,
   18         F.S.; revising legislative findings; revising
   19         definitions; defining the term “total delta-9
   20         tetrahydrocannabinol concentration”; providing
   21         conditions for the manufacture, delivery, holding,
   22         offering for sale, distribution, and sale of hemp
   23         extract; prohibiting the sale of hemp extract at
   24         unpermitted businesses or establishments or at retail
   25         stalls on the street or at festivals; prohibiting
   26         businesses and food establishments from possessing
   27         hemp extract products that are attractive to children
   28         or from being located within a specified distance of
   29         certain properties; specifying conditions for the
   30         advertising of hemp extract products; requiring the
   31         department to preapprove all advertisements for
   32         business and food establishments selling hemp extract;
   33         providing requirements for recordkeeping, recall
   34         procedures, and storage for businesses and food
   35         establishments selling hemp extract products;
   36         providing that such establishments are subject to
   37         random, unannounced inspections by the Department of
   38         Law Enforcement and the Department of Agriculture and
   39         Consumer Services; prohibiting the sale of hemp in a
   40         form for smoking; providing administrative penalties;
   41         prohibiting the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
   42         Services from granting permission to remove or use
   43         certain hemp extract products until it determines
   44         whether such hemp extract products comply with state
   45         law; prohibiting any person or entity in this state
   46         from engaging in a process that converts hemp
   47         extract’s cannabidiol in a specified manner;
   48         prohibiting event organizers from promoting,
   49         advertising, or facilitating certain events; providing
   50         for administrative fines; reenacting ss. 500.03(1)(n),
   51         893.02(3), 916.1085(1)(a), 944.47(1)(a), 951.22(1)(h),
   52         and 985.711(1)(a), F.S., relating to the definition of
   53         “food”; the definition of “cannabis”; introduction or
   54         removal of certain articles unlawful; introduction,
   55         removal, or possession of contraband; county detention
   56         facilities and contraband articles; and introduction,
   57         removal, or possession of certain articles unlawful,
   58         respectively, to incorporate the amendments made to s.
   59         581.217, F.S., in references thereto; providing an
   60         appropriation; providing an effective date.
   61          
   62  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   63  
   64         Section 1. Present subsections (10) through (17) of section
   65  381.986, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (11)
   66  through (18), respectively, a new subsection (10) is added to
   67  that section, and paragraph (f) of subsection (4) of that
   68  section is amended, to read:
   69         381.986 Medical use of marijuana.—
   70         (4) PHYSICIAN CERTIFICATION.—
   71         (f) A qualified physician may not issue a physician
   72  certification for more than three 70-day supply limits of
   73  marijuana or more than six 35-day supply limits of marijuana in
   74  a form for smoking. The department shall quantify by rule a
   75  daily dose amount with equivalent dose amounts for each
   76  allowable form of marijuana dispensed by a medical marijuana
   77  treatment center. The department shall use the daily dose amount
   78  to calculate a 70-day supply.
   79         1. A qualified physician may request an exception to the
   80  daily dose amount limit, the 35-day supply limit of marijuana in
   81  a form for smoking, and the 4-ounce possession limit of
   82  marijuana in a form for smoking established in paragraph (15)(a)
   83  (14)(a). The request must shall be made electronically on a form
   84  adopted by the department in rule and must include, at a
   85  minimum:
   86         a. The qualified patient’s qualifying medical condition.
   87         b. The dosage and route of administration that was
   88  insufficient to provide relief to the qualified patient.
   89         c. A description of how the patient will benefit from an
   90  increased amount.
   91         d. The minimum daily dose amount of marijuana that would be
   92  sufficient for the treatment of the qualified patient’s
   93  qualifying medical condition.
   94         2. A qualified physician must provide the qualified
   95  patient’s records upon the request of the department.
   96         3. The department shall approve or disapprove the request
   97  within 14 days after receipt of the complete documentation
   98  required by this paragraph. The request is shall be deemed
   99  approved if the department fails to act within this time period.
  100         (10) HOME CULTIVATION.—
  101         (a)A qualified patient who is at least 21 years of age may
  102  apply to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for
  103  a certificate authorizing the qualified patient to cultivate up
  104  to two cannabis plants at his or her residence for personal
  105  consumption. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  106  shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54
  107  establishing procedures for the issuance, renewal, suspension,
  108  replacement, surrender, and revocation of such certificates,
  109  including rules providing for the inspection and registration of
  110  each cannabis plant by the Department of Agriculture and
  111  Consumer Services. For any residence that is leased, the
  112  certificate applicant must provide documentation demonstrating
  113  that the property owner consents to marijuana cultivation on the
  114  property. If two or more qualified patients at least 21 years of
  115  age reside at the same residence, no more than two cannabis
  116  plants may be cultivated at that residence.
  117         (b)Cannabis plants may not be cultivated in a location
  118  where the plants are subject to public view, including a view
  119  from another private property, without the use of binoculars,
  120  aircraft, or other special aids.
  121         (c)A qualified patient who cultivates cannabis shall
  122  ensure the plants are located in an enclosed, locked space to
  123  prevent access by unauthorized persons and persons younger than
  124  21 years of age. The use of cannabis cultivated for personal
  125  consumption is subject to the limitations on use or
  126  administration of marijuana as specified in subparagraph
  127  (1)(k)5.
  128         (d)A person who violates this subsection commits a
  129  misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
  130  775.082 or s. 775.083.
  131         Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2), paragraphs (a),
  132  (e), (f), and (g) of subsection (3), and subsection (7) of
  133  section 581.217, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph
  134  (h) is added to subsection (3) of that section, to read:
  135         581.217 State hemp program.—
  136         (2) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.—The Legislature finds that:
  137         (b) Hemp and hemp extract Hemp-derived cannabinoids,
  138  including, but not limited to, cannabidiol, are not controlled
  139  substances or adulterants if they are in compliance with this
  140  section.
  141         (3) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
  142         (a) “Attractive to children” means manufactured in the
  143  shape of or packaged in containers that display humans,
  144  cartoons, or animals, toys, or other features that appeal to
  145  children; manufactured in a form or packaged in a container that
  146  bears any reasonable resemblance to an existing candy or snack
  147  product that is familiar to children; manufactured in a form or
  148  packaged in a container that bears any resemblance to a the
  149  public as a widely distributed, branded food product marketed to
  150  children, such that the a product could be mistaken for the
  151  branded food product, especially by children; or containing any
  152  color additives.
  153         (e) “Hemp” means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part
  154  of that plant, including the seeds thereof, and all derivatives,
  155  extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of
  156  isomers thereof, whether growing or not, that has a total delta
  157  9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that does not exceed 0.3
  158  percent on a dry-weight basis, with the exception of hemp
  159  extract, which may not exceed 0.3 percent total delta-9
  160  tetrahydrocannabinol concentration on a wet-weight basis or that
  161  does not exceed 2 milligrams per serving and 20 milligrams per
  162  container on a wet-weight basis, whichever is less.
  163         (f) “Hemp extract” means hemp that is a substance or
  164  compound intended for ingestion or inhalation and that contains,
  165  containing more than trace amounts of a cannabinoid but, or for
  166  inhalation which is derived from or contains hemp and which does
  167  not contain any controlled substance listed in s. 893.03; any
  168  quantity of synthetic cannabinoids; or any delta-8
  169  tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-10-tetrahydrocannabinol,
  170  hexahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrocannabinol acetate,
  171  tetrahydrocannabiphorol, or tetrahydrocannabivarin substances.
  172  The term does not include synthetic cannabidiol or seeds or
  173  seed-derived ingredients that are generally recognized as safe
  174  by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
  175         (g) “Independent testing laboratory” means a laboratory
  176  that:
  177         1. Does not have a direct or indirect interest in the
  178  entity whose product is being tested;
  179         2. Does not have a direct or indirect interest in a
  180  facility that cultivates, processes, distributes, dispenses, or
  181  sells hemp or hemp extract in the state or in another
  182  jurisdiction or cultivates, processes, distributes, dispenses,
  183  or sells marijuana, as defined in s. 381.986; and
  184         3. Is accredited by a third-party accrediting body as a
  185  competent testing laboratory pursuant to ISO/IEC 17025 of the
  186  International Organization for Standardization and has been
  187  certified by the department, which may adopt rules governing the
  188  certification of testing laboratories.
  189         (h)“Total delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration”
  190  means a concentration calculated as follows: [delta-9-70
  191  tetrahydrocannabinol] + (0.877 x [delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinolic
  192  acid]).
  193         (7) MANUFACTURE, DELIVERY, HOLDING, OFFERING FOR SALE,
  194  DISTRIBUTION, AND RETAIL SALE OF HEMP EXTRACT.—
  195         (a) Hemp extract may only be manufactured, delivered, held,
  196  offered for sale, distributed, or and sold in this the state
  197  only if the product:
  198         1. Has a certificate of analysis prepared by an independent
  199  testing laboratory certified by the department which that
  200  states:
  201         a. The hemp extract is the product of a batch tested by the
  202  independent testing laboratory;
  203         b. The batch contained a total delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
  204  concentration that did not exceed 0.3 percent pursuant to the
  205  testing of a random sample of the batch. However, if the batch
  206  is sold at retail, the batch must meet the total delta-9-
  207  tetrahydrocannabinol concentration limits set forth in paragraph
  208  (3)(e) for hemp extract;
  209         c. The batch does not contain contaminants unsafe for human
  210  consumption; and
  211         d. The batch was processed in a facility that holds a
  212  current and valid permit issued by a human health or food safety
  213  regulatory entity with authority over the facility, and that
  214  facility meets the human health or food safety sanitization
  215  requirements of the regulatory entity. Such compliance must be
  216  documented by a report from the regulatory entity confirming
  217  that the facility meets such requirements.
  218         2. Is manufactured, delivered, held, offered for sale,
  219  distributed, or sold in a container that includes:
  220         a. A scannable barcode or quick response code linked to the
  221  certificate of analysis of the hemp extract batch by an
  222  independent testing laboratory;
  223         b. The batch number;
  224         c. The Internet address of a website where batch
  225  information may be obtained;
  226         d. The expiration date; and
  227         e. The number of milligrams of each marketed cannabinoid
  228  per serving.
  229         3. Is manufactured, delivered, held, offered for sale,
  230  distributed, or sold in a container that:
  231         a. Is suitable to contain products for human consumption;
  232         b. Is composed of materials designed to minimize exposure
  233  to light;
  234         c. Mitigates exposure to high temperatures;
  235         d. Is not attractive to children; and
  236         e. Is compliant with the United States Poison Prevention
  237  Packaging Act of 1970, 15 U.S.C. ss. 1471 et seq., without
  238  regard to provided exemptions.
  239         (b) Hemp extract may only be sold to or procured by a
  240  business in this state if that business is properly permitted as
  241  required by this section. The sale of hemp extract at
  242  unpermitted businesses or establishments or at retail stalls on
  243  the street or at festivals is prohibited. A business or food
  244  establishment may not possess hemp or hemp extract products that
  245  are attractive to children and may not be located within 500
  246  feet of the real property that comprises a school or day care
  247  facility, a retail outlet as defined in s. 526.303, or any other
  248  retail facility in possession of a valid permit to sell hemp
  249  extract. Businesses and food establishments permitted to sell
  250  hemp extract:
  251         1.May not advertise the availability of such products in a
  252  manner that is visible to members of the public from any street,
  253  sidewalk, park, or other public place. A business or food
  254  establishment permitted to sell hemp extract may not use a trade
  255  name, logo, or advertising that contains wording or images that
  256  are attractive to children; imply that such products confer
  257  health or medical benefits that are unsubstantiated; or suggest
  258  that the business or food establishment is affiliated with a
  259  medical office or other health care facility. Any advertising
  260  may not include the terms “THC” or “medical card” or similar
  261  terms. All advertisements must be preapproved by the department.
  262         2.Shall keep records pertaining to lab testing results and
  263  their suppliers of hemp extract products for a minimum of 3
  264  years and shall have procedures in place to implement a recall
  265  of any hemp extract later determined to be unsafe for human
  266  consumption.
  267         3.Shall store all such products out of reach of customers,
  268  either in a controlled area accessible only to employees or in a
  269  locked display case.
  270         4.Are subject to random, unannounced inspections by the
  271  Department of Law Enforcement and the department.
  272         (c) Hemp extract manufactured, delivered, held, offered for
  273  sale, distributed, or sold in this state is subject to the
  274  applicable requirements of chapter 500, chapter 502, or chapter
  275  580.
  276         (d) Products that are intended for human ingestion or
  277  inhalation and that contain hemp extract, including, but not
  278  limited to, snuff, chewing gum, and other smokeless products,
  279  may not be sold in this state to a person who is under 21 years
  280  of age. Hemp and hemp extract may not be sold in a form for
  281  smoking. A person who violates this paragraph commits a
  282  misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
  283  775.082 or s. 775.083. A person who commits a second or
  284  subsequent violation of this paragraph within 1 year after the
  285  initial violation commits a misdemeanor of the first degree,
  286  punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
  287  Additionally, after the third violation, the department shall
  288  revoke the violator’s license, permit, authorization,
  289  certificate, or registration, as applicable.
  290         (e) Hemp extract possessed, manufactured, delivered, held,
  291  offered for sale, distributed, or sold in violation of this
  292  subsection by an entity regulated under chapter 500 is subject
  293  to s. 500.172 and penalties as provided in s. 500.121. Hemp
  294  extract products found to be mislabeled or attractive to
  295  children are subject to an immediate stop-sale order. The
  296  department may not grant permission to remove or use, except for
  297  disposal, hemp extract products subject to a stop-sale order
  298  which are attractive to children until the department determines
  299  whether the hemp extract products comply with state law.
  300         (f)No person or entity may engage in any process that
  301  converts hemp extract’s cannabidiol into delta-9, delta-8,
  302  delta-10-tetrahydrocannabinol, or other tetrahydrocannabinol
  303  isomers, analogs, or derivatives.
  304         (g)1.An event organizer may not promote, advertise, or
  305  facilitate an event where:
  306         a.Hemp extract products that do not comply with general
  307  law, including hemp extract products that are not from an
  308  approved source as provided in sub-subparagraph (a)1.d., are
  309  sold or marketed; or
  310         b.Hemp extract products are sold or marketed by businesses
  311  that are not properly permitted as required by this section and
  312  chapter 500.
  313         2.A person who violates this paragraph is subject to an
  314  administrative fine in the Class IV category under s. 570.971
  315  for each violation.
  316         Section 3. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  317  made by this act to section 581.217, Florida Statutes, in a
  318  reference thereto, paragraph (n) of subsection (1) of section
  319  500.03, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  320         500.03 Definitions; construction; applicability.—
  321         (1) For the purpose of this chapter, the term:
  322         (n) “Food” includes:
  323         1. Articles used for food or drink for human consumption;
  324         2. Chewing gum;
  325         3. Articles used for components of any such article;
  326         4. Articles for which health claims are made, which claims
  327  are approved by the Secretary of the United States Department of
  328  Health and Human Services and which claims are made in
  329  accordance with s. 343(r) of the federal act, and which are not
  330  considered drugs solely because their labels or labeling contain
  331  health claims;
  332         5. Dietary supplements as defined in 21 U.S.C. s.
  333  321(ff)(1) and (2); and
  334         6. Hemp extract as defined in s. 581.217.
  335  
  336  The term includes any raw, cooked, or processed edible
  337  substance; ice; any beverage; or any ingredient used, intended
  338  for use, or sold for human consumption.
  339         Section 4. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  340  made by this act to section 581.217, Florida Statutes, in a
  341  reference thereto, subsection (3) of section 893.02, Florida
  342  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  343         893.02 Definitions.—The following words and phrases as used
  344  in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless the
  345  context otherwise requires:
  346         (3) “Cannabis” means all parts of any plant of the genus
  347  Cannabis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin
  348  extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound,
  349  manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
  350  plant or its seeds or resin. The term does not include
  351  “marijuana,” as defined in s. 381.986, if manufactured,
  352  possessed, sold, purchased, delivered, distributed, or
  353  dispensed, in conformance with s. 381.986. The term does not
  354  include hemp as defined in s. 581.217 or industrial hemp as
  355  defined in s. 1004.4473.
  356         Section 5. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  357  made by this act to section 581.217, Florida Statutes, in a
  358  reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
  359  916.1085, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  360         916.1085 Introduction or removal of certain articles
  361  unlawful; penalty.—
  362         (1)(a) Except as authorized by law or as specifically
  363  authorized by the person in charge of a facility, it is unlawful
  364  to introduce into or upon the grounds of any facility under the
  365  supervision or control of the department or agency, or to take
  366  or attempt to take or send therefrom, any of the following
  367  articles, which are declared to be contraband for the purposes
  368  of this section:
  369         1. Any intoxicating beverage or beverage which causes or
  370  may cause an intoxicating effect;
  371         2. Any controlled substance as defined in chapter 893,
  372  marijuana as defined in s. 381.986, hemp as defined in s.
  373  581.217, or industrial hemp as defined in s. 1004.4473;
  374         3. Any firearm or deadly weapon;
  375         4. Any cellular telephone or other portable communication
  376  device as described in s. 944.47(1)(a)6., intentionally and
  377  unlawfully introduced inside the secure perimeter of any
  378  forensic facility under the operation and control of the
  379  department or agency. As used in this subparagraph, the term
  380  “portable communication device” does not include any device that
  381  has communication capabilities which has been approved or issued
  382  by the person in charge of the forensic facility;
  383         5. Any vapor-generating electronic device as defined in s.
  384  386.203, intentionally and unlawfully introduced inside the
  385  secure perimeter of any forensic facility under the operation
  386  and control of the department or agency; or
  387         6. Any other item as determined by the department or the
  388  agency, and as designated by rule or by written institutional
  389  policies, to be hazardous to the welfare of clients or the
  390  operation of the facility.
  391         Section 6. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  392  made by this act to section 581.217, Florida Statutes, in a
  393  reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
  394  944.47, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  395         944.47 Introduction, removal, or possession of contraband;
  396  penalty.—
  397         (1)(a) Except through regular channels as authorized by the
  398  officer in charge of the correctional institution, it is
  399  unlawful to introduce into or upon the grounds of any state
  400  correctional institution, or to take or attempt to take or send
  401  or attempt to send therefrom, any of the following articles
  402  which are hereby declared to be contraband for the purposes of
  403  this section, to wit:
  404         1. Any written or recorded communication or any currency or
  405  coin given or transmitted, or intended to be given or
  406  transmitted, to any inmate of any state correctional
  407  institution.
  408         2. Any article of food or clothing given or transmitted, or
  409  intended to be given or transmitted, to any inmate of any state
  410  correctional institution.
  411         3. Any intoxicating beverage or beverage which causes or
  412  may cause an intoxicating effect.
  413         4. Any controlled substance as defined in s. 893.02(4),
  414  marijuana as defined in s. 381.986, hemp as defined in s.
  415  581.217, industrial hemp as defined in s. 1004.4473, or any
  416  prescription or nonprescription drug having a hypnotic,
  417  stimulating, or depressing effect.
  418         5. Any firearm or weapon of any kind or any explosive
  419  substance.
  420         6. Any cellular telephone or other portable communication
  421  device intentionally and unlawfully introduced inside the secure
  422  perimeter of any state correctional institution without prior
  423  authorization or consent from the officer in charge of such
  424  correctional institution. As used in this subparagraph, the term
  425  “portable communication device” means any device carried, worn,
  426  or stored which is designed or intended to receive or transmit
  427  verbal or written messages, access or store data, or connect
  428  electronically to the Internet or any other electronic device
  429  and which allows communications in any form. Such devices
  430  include, but are not limited to, portable two-way pagers, hand
  431  held radios, cellular telephones, Blackberry-type devices,
  432  personal digital assistants or PDA’s, laptop computers, or any
  433  components of these devices which are intended to be used to
  434  assemble such devices. The term also includes any new technology
  435  that is developed for similar purposes. Excluded from this
  436  definition is any device having communication capabilities which
  437  has been approved or issued by the department for investigative
  438  or institutional security purposes or for conducting other state
  439  business.
  440         7. Any vapor-generating electronic device as defined in s.
  441  386.203, intentionally and unlawfully introduced inside the
  442  secure perimeter of any state correctional institution.
  443         Section 7. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  444  made by this act to section 581.217, Florida Statutes, in a
  445  reference thereto, paragraph (h) of subsection (1) of section
  446  951.22, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  447         951.22 County detention facilities; contraband articles.—
  448         (1) It is unlawful, except through regular channels as duly
  449  authorized by the sheriff or officer in charge, to introduce
  450  into or possess upon the grounds of any county detention
  451  facility as defined in s. 951.23 or to give to or receive from
  452  any inmate of any such facility wherever said inmate is located
  453  at the time or to take or to attempt to take or send therefrom
  454  any of the following articles, which are contraband:
  455         (h) Any narcotic, hypnotic, or excitative drug or drug of
  456  any kind or nature, including nasal inhalators, sleeping pills,
  457  barbiturates, marijuana as defined in s. 381.986, hemp as
  458  defined in s. 581.217, industrial hemp as defined in s.
  459  1004.4473, or controlled substances as defined in s. 893.02(4).
  460         Section 8. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  461  made by this act to section 581.217, Florida Statutes, in a
  462  reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
  463  985.711, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  464         985.711 Introduction, removal, or possession of certain
  465  articles unlawful; penalty.—
  466         (1)(a) Except as authorized through program policy or
  467  operating procedure or as authorized by the facility
  468  superintendent, program director, or manager, a person may not
  469  introduce into or upon the grounds of a juvenile detention
  470  facility or commitment program, or take or send, or attempt to
  471  take or send, from a juvenile detention facility or commitment
  472  program, any of the following articles, which are declared to be
  473  contraband under this section:
  474         1. Any unauthorized article of food or clothing given or
  475  transmitted, or intended to be given or transmitted, to any
  476  youth in a juvenile detention facility or commitment program.
  477         2. Any intoxicating beverage or any beverage that causes or
  478  may cause an intoxicating effect.
  479         3. Any controlled substance as defined in s. 893.02(4),
  480  marijuana as defined in s. 381.986, hemp as defined in s.
  481  581.217, industrial hemp as defined in s. 1004.4473, or any
  482  prescription or nonprescription drug that has a hypnotic,
  483  stimulating, or depressing effect.
  484         4. Any firearm or weapon of any kind or any explosive
  485  substance.
  486         5. Any cellular telephone or other portable communication
  487  device as described in s. 944.47(1)(a)6., intentionally and
  488  unlawfully introduced inside the secure perimeter of any
  489  juvenile detention facility or commitment program. As used in
  490  this subparagraph, the term “portable communication device” does
  491  not include any device that has communication capabilities which
  492  has been approved or issued by the facility superintendent,
  493  program director, or manager.
  494         6. Any vapor-generating electronic device as defined in s.
  495  386.203, intentionally and unlawfully introduced inside the
  496  secure perimeter of any juvenile detention facility or
  497  commitment program.
  498         7. Any currency or coin given or transmitted, or intended
  499  to be given or transmitted, to any youth in any juvenile
  500  detention facility or commitment program.
  501         8. Any cigarettes, as defined in s. 210.01(1), or tobacco
  502  products, as defined in s. 210.25, given, or intended to be
  503  given, to any youth in a juvenile detention facility or
  504  commitment program.
  505         Section 9. For the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the sum of $2
  506  million in nonrecurring funds is appropriated from the General
  507  Revenue Fund to the Department of Law Enforcement for the
  508  purchase of testing equipment necessary to implement this act.
  509         Section 10. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.

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