TANAKA v. STATE (2026)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Sixth District.

Robert Anthony TANAKA, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Case No. 6D2024-1581

Decided: June 19, 2026

Blair Allen, Public Defender, and Michael J. Salvia, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jonathan P. Hurley, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

AFFIRMED. See § 381.986, Fla. Stat. (2023) (“ ‘Medical use’ means the acquisition, possession, use, delivery, transfer, or administration of marijuana authorized by a physician certification. The term does not include: ․ [the use] or administration of marijuana in the following locations: ․ [i]n a school bus, a vehicle, an aircraft, or a motorboat, except for low-THC cannabis not in a form for smoking.” (emphasis added)).

PER CURIAM.

WOZNIAK, SMITH and BROWNLEE, JJ., concur.

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