Angie Nixon Looks to Protect Parental Rights of Medical Marijuana Patients

New Florida Bill Would Protect Medical Marijuana Patients' Parental Rights, Including Custody And Visitation

A Florida lawmaker has introduced a bill that would protect the parental rights of medical cannabis patients, preventing them from losing custody of their children for using their medicine in accordance with state law. “A court may not deny or otherwise restrict a parent’s custody of a child or the parent’s visitation rights or parenting time with a child based solely on the parent’s status as a qualified patient,” the bill text states. “There i…

Angie Nixon looks to protect parental rights of medical marijuana patients

Legislation filed by Jacksonville Democratic Rep. Angie Nixon would ensure that any of Florida’s 930,000 medical marijuana patients who have minor children won’t have custody or visitation rights threatened. Nixon says the legislation emerged from discussions with people around the state who were using medical marijuana in part because of the rising cost of health care, only to find that their treatment of choice came with unintended consequence…

Florida Bill Would Bar Courts From Limiting Parental Rights Based Solely on Medical Marijuana Status

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information A newly filed Florida House bill would prohibit courts from denying or restricting parental rights solely because a parent is a registered medical marijuana patient under state law. House Bill 1061 was filed today by State Representative Angela Nixon (D) and is titled Parental Rights of Qualified Patients. The legislation would amend Florida statute governing the termination of parental righ…