Louis Del Favero Orchids, Inc. v. Scott Rivkees, et al
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19-14930
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June 22, 2022
11th Circ. Tosses Fla. Nursery's Pot License Dispute
The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday tossed a Florida plant nursery's lawsuit against the state health department, finding the company's due process rights were not violated when regulators declined to review its application to grow medical marijuana.
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June 01, 2021
Fla. Nursery Urges 11th Circ. To Rule In Pot License Dispute
A Florida nursery has told the Eleventh Circuit that federal court is the only route for its fight with the state over a medical marijuana license, arguing state law doesn't provide a way for the company to recover on lost profits.
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April 30, 2021
11th Circ. Questions Fla. Medical Pot License Law
An Eleventh Circuit judge on Friday questioned whether Florida's medical marijuana licensing law is an effort to help businesses violate federal law, while a nursery seeking a license argued that the greenlight to sell medical marijuana isn't equivalent to selling the drug.
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October 01, 2020
Fla. Nursery Says Drug Laws Don't Apply To State Licenses
A Florida nursery that has waged several court battles to get one of the state's few medical marijuana licenses told the Eleventh Circuit that the Controlled Substances Act should not preclude a constitutional property right to the licenses.
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August 27, 2020
No Constitutional Right To Pot Licenses, Fla. Tells 11th Circ.
Florida's Department of Health told the Eleventh Circuit a would-be medical marijuana operator can't claim the 14th Amendment protects its right to have its license application reviewed because the Constitution can't cover a property interest in a federally illegal business.
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June 29, 2020
Nursery Tells 11th Circ. Pot License Constitutionally Protected
A Florida nursery fighting to get one of the state's few medical marijuana licenses told the Eleventh Circuit on Friday the U.S. Constitution protects a property right to the licenses even if Congress has outlawed marijuana because the right itself is created by state law.