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The ban on the carry of open cannabis products applies to both drivers and passengers.
By Christine Sexton, Florida Phoenix
Carrying an open package of medical marijuana, hemp or THC products, including beverages, in a car, would be illegal and could lead to suspension or possible revocation of a patient’s access to medical marijuana under a bill that’s been filed in the Senate.
Fort Myers Republican Sen. Jonathan Martin filed SB 1056 Monday, eight days before the 2026 regular legislative begins.
Martin’s bill would give law enforcement the green light to search a vehicle based on the “plain smell” of edibles, hemp, marijuana or THC beverages by creating a new statute that provides “legislative intent.” In doing so, the bill aims to blunt the effect of an October 2025 Florida Second District Court of Appeal ruling that the smell of marijuana alone is not enough to establish probable cause for a police search because marijuana no longer is illegal.
Because the ruling was in conflict with one of its previous rulings, the appeals court certified the question of whether the legalization of medical marijuana and hemp in Florida means the “plain smell” doctrine, which allows searches based solely on the smell of marijuana, still is valid.
Sen. Martin didn’t immediately reply to Florida’s Phoenix’s request for comment on the bill.
The ban on the carry of open medical marijuana products applies to both drivers and passengers, although it wouldn’t apply to paying commercial passengers or passengers on buses or passengers in self-contained motor homes that are longer than 21 feet. The definition of “open container” mirrors the definition of open container for alcohol.
The bill has different penalties for drivers and passengers who break the law.
There are 929,655 medical marijuana patients in Florida, Office of Medical Marijuana Use data show.
Both drivers and passengers who violate the law could be charged with a noncriminal moving traffic violation and suspension of their medical marijuana identification cards, which enable them to buy the product. And both drivers and passengers who repeatedly violate the law could have their access to medical marijuana permanently revoked.
A driver who breaks the law a second time could be imprisoned for up to 90 days and forced to pay up to a $500 fine or both. Jail time for a third offense for a driver would be increased to up to six months and the potential fine upped to $1,000.
Police won’t have to wonder whether the driver or passenger owns the open product. Under the bill, an open container of edibles would be considered to be in the possession of the driver unless it is located in a locked glove compartment, locked trunk or other locked part of the vehicle, or is in the physical control of the passenger.
Rep. Dean Black (R) filed a similar bill in the House of Representatives on Monday.
This story was first published by Florida Phoenix.
Additional reporting by Marijuana Moment.
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The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as White House drug czar.
Sara Carter Bailey, who will soon be officially sworn in as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) following a 52-48 confirmation vote on Tuesday, will play a central role in implementing the administration’s drug policy agenda. That includes everything from marijuana and psychedelics to harm reduction and overdose prevention.
The full Senate’s approval of Carter comes about three months after the Judiciary Committee advanced her nomination.
Carter has voiced support for medical cannabis, while stating that she doesn’t have a “problem” with legalization, even if she might not personally agree with the policy.
A former journalist known for her coverage of drug cartels, the incoming ONDCP director also previously advised senators that the administration was keeping “all options” on the table as it considered a marijuana rescheduling proposal, while describing cannabis reform as a “bipartisan issue.”
Despite her personal ambiguity on the rescheduling issue, Trump last month signed an executive order directing the attorney general to expeditiously complete the process of moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
Given the role of the ONDCP director in setting and carrying out the administrative agenda on drug policy issues, the fact that Carter has gone on the record enthusiastically endorsing medical cannabis in the past is welcome news for advocates.
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) raised the issue of cannabis rescheduling with the then-nominee in September, stating that the incremental reform would represents a “step in the right direction.”
“It would open up the door to more scientific study, and so I’m wondering if you were confirmed, how would you advise the American president about the ongoing rescheduling process?” he asked.
Carter said she shares Booker’s passion for the issue, which she characterized as “bipartisan.”
“If confirmed as director, I will comply with all federal laws and fulfill all statutory responsibilities of the ONDCP,” she said. “However, we will continue to work extensively with research and data. We will continue to do that and explore all options.”
Tuesday’s vote on her confirmation was largely along party lines—with Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) joining all Democrats in opposition, and all other Republicans in support.
While Carter has spoken often about various marijuana policy issues—focusing attention on illicit trafficking and illegal grow operations on U.S. land, for example—her public comments on how she personally feels about the topic have been limited. What she did say in a 2024 episode of her podcast, The Sara Carter Show, signaled that she draws a distinction between legally regulated and illicitly supplied marijuana.
“I don’t have any problem if it’s legalized and it’s monitored,” she said. “I mean, I may have my own issues of how I feel about that, but I do believe that cannabis for medicinal purposes and medical reasons is a fantastic way of handling—especially for people with cancer and other illnesses, you know—of handling the illness and the side effects of the medication and those illnesses. So I’m not saying we’ve gotta make it illegal.”
Last month, a Democratic senator temporarily held up the Republican majority’s attempt to advance Carter’s confirmation, saying she is among many “unqualified” candidates who threaten to “undermine the rule of law and our national security.”
Carter will be the second White House drug czar in a row who has voiced support for medical marijuana, following former President Joe Biden’s ONDCP director Rahul Gupta, who worked as a consultant for a cannabis businesses and also oversaw implementation of West Virginia’s medical marijuana program.
On her social media, Carter has previously shared links—without commentary—to news stories about a variety of marijuana-related issues. In addition to her focus on illicit cartel grows, she’s also posted about congressional and state-level legalization votes, staffers in the Biden administration being fired over past cannabis use, Democratic presidential candidates’ support for legalization, the advancement of cannabis banking legislation in Congress and state policy developments such as Alaska’s legalization of cannabis cafes.
Federal statute dictates the drug czar is prohibited from endorsing the legalization of Schedule I drugs in the CSA, including marijuana.
“The Director…shall ensure that no Federal funds appropriated to the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall be expended for any study or contract relating to the legalization (for a medical use or any other use) of a substance listed in schedule I of section 812 of this title and take such actions as necessary to oppose any attempt to legalize the use of a substance (in any form) that— (A) is listed in schedule I of section 812 of this title; and (B) has not been approved for use for medical purposes by the Food and Drug Administration.”
Last April, Democratic congressional lawmakers announced the filing of a bill that would remove that restriction. It has not yet advanced in the GOP-controlled Congress.
Carter has separately sounded the alarm about the risk of pesticides and other contaminants in marijuana grown and sold by Chinese cartels—an issue that was taken up by a House committee last year.
Also last year, the incoming ONDCP director talked about the issue with Derek Maltz, a then-retired Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official who temporarily served as acting administrator of the agency prior to the confirmation of Trump’s permanent pick, Terrance Cole.
In an X post about the interview with Maltz, Carter said he exposed how “Chinese marijuana grow operations are using hazardous chemicals as pesticides.”
In 2022, U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) applauded Carter, who worked with his office to bring attention to illicit grow operations in his district, leading to a local law enforcement investigation.
Carter gave the congressman credit, saying “your work in taking down the illegal marijuana grows has stopped cartels from exploiting your community, those people forced to work on them and the [money].”
In an interview with Fox News’s Sean Hannity in 2021, she also talked about her work with Garcia—including accompanying him on a helicopter to survey “miles and miles and miles of vast, sophisticated illegal grows worth tens of millions of dollars.”
Cartels have “become extremely more brazen. They’re not afraid of hiding it,” she said. “They don’t hide it because they don’t feel that they’ll ever be held accountable for it.”
In a sense, Carter has seemed to implicitly suggest at multiple times that she supports regulated access to cannabis as a means of promoting public safety and health. Whether and how that implied position will influence federal policy now that she’s confirmed is yet to be seen.
On her social media, she’s previously shared links—without commentary—to news stories about a variety of marijuana-related issues. In addition to her focus on illicit cartel grows, she’s also posted about congressional and state-level legalization votes, staffers in the Biden administration being fired over past cannabis use, Democratic presidential candidates’ support for legalization, the advancement of cannabis banking legislation in Congress and state policy developments such as Alaska’s legalization of cannabis cafes.
Photo courtesy of Mike Latimer.
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An Indiana lawmaker has filed a bill that would effectively legalize the possession and cultivation of limited amounts of marijuana.
The legislation filed on Monday by Rep. Mitch Gore (D) would remove all penalties for possessing or growing up to two ounces of marijuana without creating a regulatory structure for licensed cannabis production and retail sales, giving the state a non-commercial form of legalization.
The proposal would amend existing statute that designates any level of marijuana possession or cultivation as a Class B misdemeanor. Possessing hashish and hash oil, which are concentrated forms of cannabis, would still be entirely prohibited.
However, the bill would also make it so the cannabis possession threshold for a Level 6 felony—which is punishable by up to 2.5 years in prison and a maximum $10,000 fine—would be increased from 30 grams to four ounces.
Gore’s proposal has been referred to the House Courts and Criminal Code Committee for consideration.
Whether the panel takes up the measure is yet to be seen, but cannabis reform advocates have struggled to make inroads in the conservative legislature.
That said, the state’s GOP governor said recently that a move by President Donald Trump to federally reschedule marijuana could add “a little bit of fire” to the local push for cannabis legalization in his state. Months later, Trump did sign an executive order directing the attorney general to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
Gov. Mike Braun (R) also said last year that he’s “amenable” to medical cannabis legalization.
Meanwhile, one member of the state’s congressional delegation, Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN), expressed opposition to state-level reform despite Trump’s prior comments previewing a rescheduling decision.
“President Trump has been honest about it, that when it comes to marijuana, he said very clearly we shouldn’t smell it on the streets. You have a lot of states that have legalized it. It’s caused even more crime and issues,” Banks said. “I hope Indiana is never a state that legalizes marijuana, by the way.”
The senator acknowledged, however, that there is likely to be “further conversation” about the issue.
Braun, for his part, previously said that “it’s probably time” to allow access to therapeutic cannabis among patients in the state. Those comments came alongside a poll indicating that nearly 9 in 10 Indiana adults (87 percent) support marijuana legalization.
Top Republicans in the legislature, however, have openly opposed marijuana reform.
“It’s no secret that I am not for this,” Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R) said in late 2024. “I don’t have people coming to me with really compelling medical cases as to why it’s so beneficial. And any state that I’ve seen pass medical marijuana is essentially passing recreational marijuana.”
House Speaker Todd Huston (R) doubted any medical benefits associated with marijuana, calling the substance “a deterrent to mental health.” He and others suggested that lawmakers supportive of the reform merely want to boost state revenue.
A number of marijuana reform bills were introduced for the Indiana legislature’s 2025 session, including one—from Reps. Jim Lucas (R) and Shane Lindauer (R)—that would have legalized medical marijuana for people with “serious medical conditions as determined by their physician.”
Photo courtesy of Chris Wallis // Side Pocket Images.
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Germination is the most crucial and delicate stage in your plant's life. This is the moment where its entire future potential is determined. Many growers, especially beginners, think it's enough to simply place a seed in moist soil. However, this stage is where the most fatal mistakes happen. The secret to success lies not in complex manipulations, but in a precise understanding and control of three key factors: temperature, humidity, and, of course, your patience. Let's break down how to create the perfect "incubator" for your future harvest.
Section 1: Heat – The Engine of LifeTemperature is the primary catalyst for the biochemical processes inside the seed. It signals that it's time to wake up.
Optimal Range: 24-26°C (75-78°F) – This is the "sweet spot." At this temperature, enzymes activate most efficiently, kick-starting the growth process.
What to Avoid:
Cold (<20°C / 68°F): Growth slows or stops completely. The seed becomes vulnerable to fungal infections (like damping off) and may simply stay dormant.
Heat (>30°C / 86°F): High temperatures can damage the delicate cells of the embryo, lead to dehydration, and cause death. The risk of pathogen development also increases.
Practical Tips:
Use a thermometer. Don't rely on guesswork.
If your space is cool, use a small propagation kit with a heating mat (bottom heat) or place the seed container on top of a router, refrigerator – anywhere with stable, gentle warmth.
Avoid direct sunlight on the germination container – this will cause a greenhouse effect and overheat the seeds.
Section 2: Humidity – The Medium for the First StepHumidity creates the necessary aqueous environment in which the seed imbibes water and its shell softens.
Optimal Level: Around 90-100% relative humidity. At this stage, the seed has no roots to absorb water, so it relies on moisture from the immediate environment.
How to Achieve & Control It:
Paper Towel/Cotton Pad Method: The classic method that lets you see the process. The key is to have the towels moist, but not swimming in water. Excess water blocks oxygen access.
Dome/Propagator: The simplest way. A simple plastic cup with a clear lid or cling film will create a microclimate with high humidity. Always ensure there are a few air holes for gas exchange.
Directly in Medium (Soil/Cubes): The most natural method. The substrate should be thoroughly moistened but not waterlogged. Light misting with a spray bottle can help maintain surface moisture.
What to Avoid: Water stagnation and complete airtight sealing. The seed, just like us, needs oxygen to breathe.
Section 3: Patience – The Grower's Most Important ToolThis is the factor you can't buy but is the easiest to lose. Germination is a natural process that needs time.
Expected Timeline: In ideal conditions, the first taproot (radicle) can appear within 24-72 hours. Some varieties, particularly indicas or older seeds, may require 5-7 days.
The Most Common Mistake: Constantly taking the seed out of the paper towel or digging in the soil to "check if everything is okay." This damages fragile root hairs, stresses the embryo, and can ruin your progress.
What to Do Instead?
Prepare Everything in Advance: your medium, lighting, and final location for the seedling.
Set the Conditions: Place the seed in a warm, dark place with correct humidity.
Forget About It for 48-72 hours. Trust nature.
Only monitor the ambient temperature and humidity, without disturbing the seed itself.
Section 4: The Perfect Formula in PracticeHere is a simple action algorithm that combines all three factors:
Preparation: Take two moist paper towels. Place the seed between them and put it all into a plastic container with a lid or on a saucer covered with cling film. Make 2-3 holes for ventilation.
Placement: Put the container in a dark place with a stable temperature of 25°C (77°F) (e.g., a closed cabinet with warm air circulation).
The Wait: Do not touch it for 2-3 days. Only check to ensure the paper towels don't dry out (mist lightly with a spray bottle if needed).
Transfer: Once the taproot reaches 0.5-1.5 cm in length, carefully, using tweezers, transfer the seed with the root facing down into a pre-moistened, airy substrate (soil, coco) at a depth of 0.5-1 cm.
Launching Growth: After planting, re-create conditions of high humidity (cover with a clear plastic cup), place it under a mild light (not a powerful one!) on an 18/6 light schedule, and wait for the seedling to emerge.
ConclusionGermination is not magic, but a precise science based on understanding the needs of a living organism. If you provide your future cannabis plant with stable warmth (24-26°C), high humidity (~95%), and give it peace (do not interfere unnecessarily), you will get a strong, viable sprout ready for vigorous vegetative growth. Remember: a strong start is the key to a bountiful harvest in the future. Don't rush, trust the process, and your patience will be rewarded.
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Indoor growing offers the cultivator complete control. But this also means taking full responsibility for creating the ideal conditions that nature usually provides on its own. Beginners often obsess over soils, nutrients, and exotic techniques, overlooking the very foundation. The real secret to healthy growth and bountiful harvests at home lies in the unwavering balance of three fundamental pillars: Light, Air, and Water. If you master these three elements, you will solve 90% of potential problems. Let's break down each "pillar" in detail.
Pillar 1: Light – The Primary Engine of Photosynthesis
Indoors, the sun doesn't shine – its role is played by your lighting. This isn't just a bulb; it's a substitute for solar energy, directly determining the size, density, and quality of your buds.
What You Need to Know:
Type: Today, LED grow lights are the gold standard. They are energy-efficient, emit little heat, and allow for precise spectrum tuning (blue for veg, red for flower).
Intensity (PPFD): This is the key parameter – how much usable light energy reaches the plant. Too little intensity = stretched, weak seedlings. Too much = light stress and burns. Use smartphone apps (like Photone) for a rough estimate.
Photoperiod (Light Cycle): 18 hours of light / 6 hours of darkness for the vegetative stage and 12/12 to initiate and maintain flowering in photoperiod strains.
The Golden Rule: Don't skimp on light. A quality LED grow light is the best investment in your harvest. Hang it at the correct height (according to manufacturer guidelines and plant response).
Pillar 2: Air – The Invisible Life Support System
Many underestimate the role of air, yet it is the circulatory system of your grow space. Without proper circulation and gas exchange, all other efforts are in vain.
Two Key Components:
Exhaust Ventilation: This is the "heart" of the system. An exhaust fan with a carbon filter removes hot, stale air, creating a slight vacuum. This prevents stagnation, controls temperature/humidity, and ensures an influx of fresh, CO₂-rich air.
Internal Circulation: Ordinary household or oscillating fans create a gentle breeze through the plant canopy. This strengthens stems, disrupts the stagnant microclimate around leaves (preventing mold and mildew), and ensures even distribution of heat and humidity.
The Golden Rule: Your exhaust fan should be powerful enough to completely replace the air in your grow space every 1-3 minutes. The breeze from internal fans should be felt but not strong enough to bend stems.
Pillar 3: Water – The Basis of Life and Main Transport System
Water is not just a liquid for irrigation. It's the transport system delivering nutrients to cells and the plant's internal temperature regulator.
What You Need to Control:
Water Quality: Soft water with low mineral content is ideal. Start by measuring EC/TDS (total dissolved solids) and pH. This is critically important.
Medium pH: Roots can absorb nutrients only within a specific pH range. For soil, this is 6.0-6.8, for hydroponics/coco – 5.5-6.2. Watering with the wrong pH leads to nutrient lockout, even if fertilizers are applied correctly.
Watering Schedule: Water based on the plant's needs, not a fixed calendar schedule. Overwatering is a common cause of root rot. Underwatering causes stress and wilting. Allow the top layer of soil to dry out slightly and the pot to feel lighter before the next watering.
The Golden Rule: "Water when needed, not when convenient." Invest in an affordable pH meter and EC/TDS meter. These are your most important diagnostic tools.
How the Three Pillars Work Together: An Example of Imbalance
Imagine: You bought a powerful light (Pillar 1), but a weak exhaust (Pillar 2) can't remove the heat. The temperature in the grow space soars to 35°C (95°F). The plant starts transpiring heavily through its leaves to cool down (Pillar 3). The roots can't supply water fast enough, causing water stress and disrupting nutrient uptake. The result: light burns, wilting, stunted growth. Is the problem the light? No. The root cause is the air.
ConclusionIndoor cultivation is the art of creating a stable, balanced environment. Don't rush to buy the latest gadgets before you've mastered the basics. First, provide your plants with:
Powerful, high-quality light on the correct schedule.
Strong exhaust ventilation and canopy air circulation for fresh air and sturdy stems.
Watering with quality water at the correct pH only when the plant truly needs it.
When these three pillars stand firm, you will see how resilient, healthy, and generous your plant can be. Everything else is just fine-tuning an already well-oiled machine.
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