ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) — A new Florida bill could change how patients get their medical marijuana, allowing some to grow the plants within the comfort of their own homes.

The bill, filed by Democratic state Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith, would let certain qualified patients grow up to six cannabis plants at their homes for personal consumption.

Under SB 776, patients would be able to buy marijuana seeds and clones from a licensed medical marijuana treatment center.

However, the bill does include a few stipulations. Patients would have to be at least 21 years old to grow plants or purchase seeds and would be required to secure the plants to prevent any unauthorized person from accessing them.

The sale of home-grown marijuana plants would be prohibited, with anyone caught doing so facing potential fines.

Medical marijuana patients in Florida have long pushed to be able to grow their own plants at home, and there have been previous efforts by lawmakers from across the political spectrum to get home-grown marijuana legalized.

Sen. Joe Gruters (R-Sarasota) introduced similar, but a bit more restrictive legislation earlier this year that would have allowed two plants per household. Gruters saw it as a way to eliminate additional costs for patients and called it a “win-win” for the state and consumers, though the bill later died in committee.

The newly filed bill comes as the state nears one million active medical marijuana patients, based on data from the Florida Department of Health, and as advocates try to get recreational marijuana back on the ballot.