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

2019-04-30 James V. Baker Seeking Alpha

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.