Green Thumb Industries

Green Thumb Industries, which wants to sell cannabis next to convenience stores in Florida, has filed an appeal after an administrative law judge ruled against it, siding with state health regulators.

State regulators didn’t do anything wrong when they rejected Green Thumb Industries' requests to open dispensaries near or adjacent to convenience stores, an administrative law judge ruled.

Green Thumb Industries announced it will open dispensaries in leased spaces adjacent to some Circle K locations starting next year. Purchases will be limited to customers with medical marijuana cards.

Green Thumb Industries had a business plan, expertise and plenty of ambition to grow its marijuana business. What the Chicago-based company didn't have…