At a news conference in Winter Park, he said he wants to end a ban on smokable medical marijuana in Florida.
The Governor said he's filing a stay of decision in an appeal by the state Legislature, which wants to keep that ban in place.
"I want the elected Representatives to write the law the way the people intended," said Gov. DeSantis. "So we'll give them a couple weeks in session to address the smoking issue."
He said if the Legislature doesn't reach a decision by then, his office will dismiss the state's appeal, which will open the door for smokable medical marijuana to be legal in Florida.
"This thing should have been implemented, we should have moved on," said Gov. DeSantis. "For someone who has these really tough conditions, I want to do whatever we can to provide relief for these folks."
Gov. DeSantis was joined at the news conference by Orlando attorney and medical marijuana supporter John Morgan, who filed a lawsuit against the state's ban on smokable medical marijuana.
In 2016, more than 71 percent of Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment allowing medical use of marijuana.
Since then, the Republican-dominated Legislature has been criticized for the way it's implemented the amendment in state law.
Gov. DeSantis said the current law doesn't reflect the will of voters and that it's not up to him what form of marijuana patients use to treat debilitating illnesses.
The Governor has been very busy since taking office on Jan. 7 and laying out his plan for our state's future.