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The Florida Supreme Court has declined to take up an appeal by a former state correctional officer who challenged his termination for using medical marijuana.
A case before the Florida Supreme Court has brought into question whether the Department of Corrections acted correctly when firing a corrections officer due to his off-duty use of medical marijuana.
A state appeals court Wednesday upheld the firing of a Florida Department of Corrections officer for using medical marijuana, pointing to a federal law and a job requirement that he be able to use guns.
Florida voters in 2016 approved a constitutional amendment that allows the use of medical marijuana. However, Wednesday’s ruling by the three-judge panel however pointed to using marijuana being illegal under federal law
A state appeals court Wednesday upheld the firing of a Florida Department of Corrections officer for using medical marijuana, pointing to a federal law and a job requirement that he be able to use guns.