Michael Minardi

Michael C. Minardi is the Senior Partner at Minardi Law. For over 16 years, Michael has dedicated his practice to fighting for clients charged with cannabis crimes and advocating for cannabis law reform. His passion has driven him to learning and understanding medical cannabis laws in the State of Florida and throughout the country.

Michael’s practice represents clients in corporate cannabis consulting, application preparation, lobbying, forfeiture matters, and criminal matters. He has won many medical cannabis cases, including several landmark high-profile cases in Florida. He won the first and second jury trials in Florida presenting the medical necessity defense to cultivation and possession of cannabis charges. Michael has represented many patients, including over a dozen veterans, facing charges for using marijuana as medicine. He successfully defended Kristoffer Lewandowski in Oklahoma, a ten-year marine veteran, who was facing two-years to life in prison for five plants.

Michael is leading the charge to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol as the Campaign Manager of Regulate Florida. Michael continues to be at the forefront in Florida in educating the public on the safety of cannabis and bringing light to the harm being perpetuated by current laws. He was named in THC Magazine as 1 of 100 People You Should Know, October 2016, Freedom Fighter of the Month in High Times Magazine, quoted in Forbes Magazine and covered in VICE. His passionate belief’s about ending prohibition continues to put him on the cutting edge of the movement in Florida and throughout the nation.

Michael’s advocacy includes being the Campaign Manager of Regulate Florida, a Lifetime Member of the National NORML Legal Committee, a member of the National Cannabis Industry Association, Co-Founder of the Cannabis Executive Council, a board member of The Silver Tour, and Board member and Legal Director of NORML of Florida, and Co-founder of the Tu-Canna 420 Foundation.

Nova Southeastern University

J.D.

2000 - 2002

Cannabis Philanthropist Award

Crohn;s Charity Service Foundation

2019

Political Industry Representative of the Year

The Cannabis Business Awards 2019

2019

Presented by CloverLeaf

Distinguished Counsel's Circle

NORML Legal Committee- National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws

2018

United States District Court for Southern District of Florida

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Current

American Bar Association

Member

Current

People United for Medicinal Marijuana

Member

Current

Floria Supreme Court

Member

2008 - Current

Florida State Bar  # 568619

Member

2002 - Current

Florida

Since 2002

Middle District of Florida

Northern District of Florida

Northern District of Florida

11th Circuit

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