Author: Dorron Blumberg

GrowHealthy, Florida-based vertically integrated operator, is dedicated to helping its customers in South Florida live healthier and happier lives through its premium-quality cannabis products designed to provide relief from a host of conditions and to promote general wellness.

While medical marijuana and cannabis products are starting to become more popular in the U.S., their healing properties have long been known in Chinese medicine. So it was no surprise when Dr. Sera Balderston, an acupuncturist who follows natural and holistic philosophies, decided to add medical cannabis and CBD products to her practice.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) prohibits employers from discriminating against qualified individuals on the basis of disability, which is defined to include a broad array of impaired conditions. Under the ADA, the employer must provide reasonable accommodations to the disabled employee so that the employee can perform essential duties of the job. 

If a recent decision of the Florida First District Court of Appeal (Florida Department of Health, Office of Medical Marijuana Use, et al. v. Florigrown, LLC, et al., No. 1D18-4471) is upheld, there likely will be significant restructuring of the medical marijuana industry in the State. The cause of this uncertainty lies in the Florida Legislature’s choice of one conjunction, “and” instead of “or”.