Robert Anthony Tanaka, Jr. v. State of Florida

• Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
• Decided: June 19, 2026
• Docket: 6D2024-1581
• Status: Published

Opinion

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

Case No. 6D2024-1581 Lower Tribunal No. 2023-CF-000051-A _____________________________

ROBERT ANTHONY TANAKA, JR.,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.

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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Collier County. John McGowan, Judge.

June 19, 2026

PER CURIAM.

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)).

WOZNIAK, SMITH and BROWNLEE, JJ., concur. 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.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED