Law firm draws heat for claiming medical pot legal
A Jacksonville law firm's claim that marijuana is already legal as medicine in Florida has other supporters of medical pot crying foul.
Health Law Services, formally incorporated as IJC Law Group, is telling clients that Florida's alternative health-care laws already say that doctors can prescribe otherwise-illegal drugs such as marijuana if they determine it is the only practical medicine for the patient.
So, the firm argues, Florida does not need to change the law or impose a constitutional amendment to make marijuana a legal treatment.
"It is clear that our Florida statute allows for the lawful possession of cannabis if somebody is in the possession of a prescription," said Christopher Ralph, legal administrator at Health Law Services.
The firm arranges, for $799, to send clients to doctors. If they find a medical necessity, the firm provides a letter certifying that the client has received a marijuana prescription and warning law enforcement officers...
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