​​​​​​​​​​​​NEXT MEETING SCH​​EDULED:

Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 2:30 pm
Broward County Governmental Center East
115 South Andrews Avenue, Room 430 (4th FL), Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301​


Purp​​ose 

  • ​​Advise and make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners for improving operations and services for growing, processing, and selling medical marijuana for qualified patients and users
  • Obtain information concerning medical marijuana and related matters within Broward County
  • Provide recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners regarding regulations and fees related to medical marijuana treatment centers
  • Develop programs to educate the citizens of Broward County as to the benefits and disadvantages of the use of medical marijuana

History

The Medical Marijuana​ Advisory Board (MMAB) was created by Broward County Ordinance #2017-29​, enacted September 14, 2017.  The MMAB membership consists of twelve (12) members.  Three (3) appointments at large by the County Commission.  One at-large appointment is a qualified patient advocate.

Each Broward County Commissioner appoints one (1) member in the following categories:

1.  One (1) representative from the State of Florida Department of Health, Broward County
2.  Two (2) representatives nominated by academic institutions with appropriate scientific knowledge and experience in issues related to medical marijuana
3.  Two (2) Business and Economic Development representatives
4.  One (1) representative from the Broward Sheriff's Office
5.  One (1) representative from the Hospital Districts in Broward County
6.  One (1) person with knowledge of the Broward County public and private educational systems and the Broward County School Board
7.  One (1) person with knowledge of the medical marijuana industry outside of Florida

Board Meetings 

Current meetings being held via Broward WebEx to ensure social distancing guidelines.  Future meetings tentative to be held at Main Government Center, 115 S. Andrews Avenue, in Conference Room 430.  Scheduled start time 1:30 PM.

2023 TENTATIVE  M​eeting  Dates  

​​DATE​AGENDA
​MINUTES
​FEBRUARY 15


​MAY 17


​AUGUST 16



​NOVEMBER 15

2022 TENTATIVE  M​eeting  Dates  

​​Date​Agenda
​Minutes
​February 9
 Agenda​
 Minutes​
​May 11
 Agenda 
  Updated 5/11		 MINUTES​
​August 10
​Agenda​
 ​

​NOVEMBER 9 
​Meeting cancelled due to lack of quorum
​DECEMBER 7
AgenDA
​

2021  M​eeting Agendas and Minutes 

​​Date​Agenda
​Minutes
​March 3
​Agenda
 ​Minutes
​May 26
​Agenda
 Minutes​
​August 25
​Agenda
 Minutes
​December 15
 Agenda
​Minutes

2020  Meeting Agendas and Minutes 

​​Date​Agenda
​Minutes
​January 22
​Agenda
 ​Minutes
​February 20
​Agenda
Medical Marijuana Summit, Tamarac Community Center​, 8601 W Commercial Blvd, Tamarac
​April 8
​
 ​CANCELLED
​July 8
 Agenda
​Minutes
​September 16
 Agenda
 ​Minutes​
​December 10
​

2019  Meeting Agendas and Minutes 

​​Date​Agenda​Minutes
​January 23​Agenda​Minutes
​March 20
​Agenda
​Minutes
​April 17
​Summit Program
 ​Educational Summit | Summit Video | Anne Kolb Nature Center, Hollywood
​June 12​Agenda
​Minutes​
​August 14​Agenda
 ​Minutes
​October 16
 ​Colorado's Legalization of Marijuana...
 Minutes
​Educational Summit First Responders | Video 
​December 18
​

​CANCELLED

2018  Meeting Agendas and Minutes 

​Date​Agenda​Minutes
​​​​March 21 Agenda Packet​​CANCELLED
​April 25​Agenda Packet​​Minutes​
​May 23​Agenda Packet​​Minutes​
​July 11`​​​CANCELLED​
​August 8​Agenda Packet​CANCELLED​
​September 12​Agenda Packet​​Minutes
​September 27​Agenda Packet​Minutes​  |  Sub-committee meeting, Medical Marijuana Educational Summit
​October 10​Agend​a​​Minutes
​November 14​Agenda Packet​​CANCELLED​
​December 12
​Agenda​ Minutes​


Board Members

​​Position​Council Member​​Category
​Chair:​​Scheril Murray Powell
​Knowledge At-large - Broward Resident
​Vice Chair:
Seth A. Hyman
​Qualified Patient Advocate
​Member:
Joshua Davis​​Business and Economic Development
​​Member:​​Abby M. FreedmanBroward County Public and Private education system; School Board​
​​Member:
​David Scharf
Broward Sheriff's Office​
​Member:
Michael Bracchi 
​At-large - Broward Resident
​Member: 
​Dustin Robinson
​Academic institution; scientific knowledge medical marijuana
​​Member:​​Arby Barroso
Knowledge of medical marijuana outside of Florida
​Member:
​VACANT
​Academic institution; scientific knowledge medical marijuana
​Member:
VACANT​
​At-large
Member:​ VACANT​​Qualified physician
Member:​ VACANT​Business & Economic​ Development


Staff Coordinator

Andy Joseph, Planner
Urban Planning Division
954-357-6609
 
Please visit Broward County Boards and Committees for additional information, search for "medical marijuana".  Coordinator Information, links to administrative policies, handbooks, and ordinances.
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