Florida's Marijuana 'Cartel' Ends With Issuance Of 57% More Licenses

Florida's Marijuana 'Cartel' Ends With Issuance Of 57% More Licenses
Florida's Marijuana 'Cartel' Ends With Issuance Of 57% More Licenses

Summary
  • During his gubernatorial campaign Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has called Florida's seed-to-sale system a state-sponsored "cartel" that must end.
  • Florida's 2nd Judicial Circuit ruled that restrictions imposed in the 2017 state marijuana law thwarted the will of the people and was unconstitutional.
  • As of April 26, 2019 Florida had 213,871 qualified patients with ID cards to receive medical marijuana.
  • On the above date there were 14 approved Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers or MMTCs in Florida authorized to grow, process and sell medical marijuana.
  • On April 19, 2019 the Florida Department of Health issued eight new MMTC licenses, representing a 57% increase in the number of MMTC licenses in the state.

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