A week after achieving a First District Court of Appeal ruling that determined that the state’s medical marijuana law is unconstitutional, Katherine Giddings, Deputy Chair of the Litigation Practice Group, argued why the state House of Representatives cannot intervene at this stage of the case. Her oral arguments were captured in the Law360 article, “Panel Weighs Fla. House's Entry Into Medical Pot Law Case.”
Florigrown originally sued the Department of Health after being denied a license, alleging that the law did not accurately reflect the amendment originally voted on by Floridians. A three-judge panel upheld a lower court order, which found that regulations established by the House of Representatives for medical marijuana treatment centers are unconstitutional.
Law360 wrote, “Giddings also argued that the House waited too long, asking to intervene only after the temporary injunction was issued. Giddings said the trial court already has held an evidentiary hearing and addressed the merits.”