Although Amendment 2 went up in smoke at the polls, not all advocates for medical marijuana are unhappy about it.

The Moseleys in Gulf Breeze helped get a separate medical marijuana bill, the “Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act,” signed into law earlier this year. It was inspired by their 11-year-old daughter RayAnn, who has epilepsy.

She inspired Florida lawmakers to pass the bill during the 2014 legislative session. The normally happy and outgoing girl suffers from constant seizures and heavy medications that make it hard for her to live a normal life.

“RayAnn meets 7 out of 10 factors for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy patients,” Holley Moseley said. “Children are dying and we cannot afford to wait for them to have access to Charlotte’s Web.”

The Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act authorizes the use of a special strain called Charlotte’s Web. It offers a non-euphoric medicinal cannabis that is high in cannabidiol and low in THC, the chemical that creates the “high” associated with recreational marijuana use. Charlotte’s Web has a proven track record of success for children suffering from seizures and epilepsy in Colorado, where the original growers of the strain have a long list of people waiting to use it.

However, a lawsuit challenging how the Florida bill would be implemented has put plans to grow and cultivate the medicinal product in the state on hold.

The case went before an Administrative Law Judge last month and many, like the Mosleys, are awaiting the decision because it will determine how quickly nurseries can move forward with growing the plants and getting the medical product to patients.

If Amendment 2 had passed, there were concerns the state would hold off on implementing the rules for the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act, which would delay patients getting access to the medicine.

“Medical marijuana could help with a variety of medical disorders,” said Moseley. “The Department of Health has to write the rules and get them out. The question now is how soon that will happen.”

A ruling must be issued by Nov.15. Depending on the judge’s ruling, growers could cultivate the plant and have medical marijuana for patients as early as next spring.