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The bill would bring to six the number of potentially lucrative licenses earmarked for Black farmers with ties to decades-old litigation about discriminatory lending practices by federal officials.

An administrative law judge found the $1.33 million renewal fee for medical marijuana companies to do business in Florida reflects the “plain language” of the Legislature's intent.

The state issued licenses to Suwannee County's Terry Donnell Gwinn and Bascom-based Shedrick McGriff. They come nearly a decade after lawmakers laid out a blueprint for the industry and years of legal delays.

Officials with some medical marijuana treatment centers say they are excited about the opportunity to expand their product variety outside of the medical scope, while others are sticking to what they know.

An administrative law judge rules that the Pigford license earmarked for Moton Hopkins should not go to his heirs and partners because they are not members of a "recognized class."

Under the emergency rule released Friday, 22 licenses will be available, adding to the 22 currently licensed operators. The state will accept applications April 24-28.

The discrimination the set-aside license was meant to redress created obstacles for Frederick Fisher obtain it. This is Fisher’s story as he told oral historians in 2017, as he swore this year in his application and as he tells it now.

Louis Del Favero Orchids' latest lawsuit follows a September ruling by the 1st District Court of Appeal that sided with the Department of Health and upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a case filed by the company.

The state Department of Health issued an “intent to approve” for Terry Donnell Gwinn, who vied with 11 others for the opportunity to join the growing medical marijuana industry.

The health department issues a “written notice of intent” for Terry Donnell Gwinn of Suwannee County, setting the stage for what could be protracted litigation over the sought-after opportunity to join the medical pot industry.