Florida judge lifts stay on smokable medical marijuana

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Joe Reedy, Associated Press
Updated 6:51 pm, Tuesday, June 5, 2018

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Floridians allowed to use medical marijuana are one step closer to being able to smoke it.

Leon County circuit court Judge Karen Gievers on Tuesday lifted a stay on her May 25 ruling that the Florida Legislature's provision banning smokable medical marijuana is unconstitutional. The state's Department of Health had filed an appeal of Gievers' ruling, which automatically put it on hold. Attorney John Morgan and two patients with terminal illnesses then filed an appeal of that stay.

The stay will officially be lifted on June 11. Gievers wrote that delaying her ruling any further would create irreparable harm to patients.

She also wrote that the stay returns the law to its previous state after voters approved a constitutional amendment in November 2016 allowing the use of medical marijuana.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Florida-judge-lifts-stay-on-smokable-medical-12970239.php

[onethatcares]

1. John Morgan, Joe Redner and others

are great in this fight. The legislature has done about all it can do, along with Prick Scott, to circumvent the will of the people.

I lift a toast to them.

[dewsgirl]

2. They finally openeda medical dispensary in my town,

People were travelling 6 hours round trip to get there MM.

[TheFrenchRazor]

3. mighty big of 'em... time to end the drug war completely. nt

[Uncle Joe]

4. Kicked and recommended

Thanks for the thread Judi Lynn

[riversedge]

5. Good for FL

[raven mad]

6. Been legal here for years!

Before she died, my mom tried everything - pot was all that helped her pain. It was Florida; it was illegal.