 In 2022, Florida’s agriculture and consumer services commissioner, Nikki Fried, filed a lawsuit against the federal government. She was suing to allow medical marijuana patients the right to buy and own firearms. Current Federal law bans anyone who uses cannabis, even medical patients, from owning firearms, and they face felony charges if they lie about their marijuana use on the federal firearm application.
Fried’s argument was that the federal ban requires state legal medical marijuana cardholders to choose between their health and their Second Amendment right. Unfortunately US District Judge Allen Winsor ruled against her case. Judge Allen wrote in his ruling that “Florida’s medical marijuana users are ‘unlawful user[s] of . . . [a] controlled substance,’ so this law makes it a crime for them to possess firearms.” Fried began the appeal process for that decision in November. However, now that there is a new Consumer Services Commissioner in office, Republican Wilton Simpson, he has chosen not to move forward with that appeal. While the state Commissioner’s office will no longer be involved, the appeal will still move forward, thanks to the few remaining plaintiffs who are not a part of government. Comments are closed.
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