Shortly after getting elected in November 2018, DeSantis did a turnabout from his predecessor and came out in support of smoking medical marijuana. After taking office in 2019, the governor gave lawmakers a deadline to pass a bill that did away with the smoking ban. The bill, which DeSantis signed into law on March 18, 2019, also mandated that the medical boards by July 1, 2021 adopt rules for physicians to follow when ordering smokable marijuana for their patients.