Smoking Update
UPDATE – JANUARY 2020
Smoking Medical Marijuana is NOW LEGAL in Florida!
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This change signifies enormous progress. As more and more lawmakers are opening up to the real-life reported benefits of medical marijuana, we can expect a continual change in the right direction for patients who depend on their medication for a better quality of life. If you are interested in medical marijuana for yourself, SIGN UP FOR A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT NOW. We make it super easy and super affordable!
June 18, 2018
Florida Smoking Update – Smokable Medical Marijuana Ban Stays in Place for Now
The state’s 1st District Court of Appeal has rules that the hold on smokable medical marijuana will remain in effect pending final disposition of the merits of a recent appeal.
The state is working to keep a ban on smoking medical marijuana, stating that the drug endangers the public health. Medical marijuana advocates and plaintiffs say the original intent of the 2016 amendment, voted in favor by the public, was to allow smoking in private settings.
Leon County Circuit Judge Karen Gievers has ordered the state to draw up a plan to allow for smokable medical marijuana, saying the ban was causing undue harm to patients.
The state’s 1st District Court of Appeal has ruled that the hold will remain in effect “pending final disposition of the merits of (a recent) appeal.”
The Department of Health appealed to a higher court earlier this month after Leon County Circuit Court Judge Karen Gievers upheld her May 25 ruling that the Florida Legislature’s provision banning smokable medical marijuana is unconstitutional.
The state is fighting to keep the ban on smoking medical marijuana, saying it endangers the public health. Plaintiffs, however, say the original intent of the 2016 constitutional amendment that made medical marijuana legal was to allow smoking in private settings, therefore not endangering the public.
Judge Gievers agreed in her ruling, and ordered the state to draw up a plan to allow for smokable medical marijuana, saying the ban was causing undue harm to patients.
This is the second medical marijuana case that the 1st District is taking up. Gievers ruled on April 11 that a Tampa man — Joseph Redner — is entitled under state law to possess, grow and use marijuana for juicing.
Redner was prescribed juicing treatments from his doctor to prevent a relapse of Stage 4 lung cancer.
Are there dispensary in ocala fl?
Hi Clarissa- Not in Ocala. But there are dispensaries in Gainesville, Summerfield, and Orlando.