Florida Appeals Court Blocks 'Homegrown' Marijuana Ruling

Siding with the state Department of Health, an appeals court at least temporarily blocked a Tampa businessman from being able to grow marijuana as he seeks to prevent a relapse of lung cancer.

The First District Court of Appeal reinstated a stay of a Leon County circuit judge's ruling that would allow Joe Redner to grow his own pot for a treatment known as “juicing.”

Circuit Judge Karen Gievers last month ruled that Redner is entitled grow and possess marijuana for juicing under a 2016 constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana in Florida.