medical marijuana

The Florida Department of Health last year began moving forward with rules to award the license and scheduled an application period in March.

For some seniors, it’s like a miracle drug that reduces pain or helps them sleep. But medical experts are concerned the stuff they buy at dispensaries has not been studied and approved like other medicines.

The wide-ranging bill addresses issues involving licensing of businesses known as medical-marijuana “treatment centers.”

The state says Joseph Dorn did not conduct a physical exam of two patients and employed a "trick or scheme." The judge recommends dismissing the complaint.

Joseph Dorn is accused of not conducting a physical exam of two patients and employing a "trick or scheme." But Dorn claims he was the one tricked, by undercover agents who lied about their conditions.

The state Department of Health will accept applications for the single Black farmer license March 21-25, the first opportunity for prospective medical marijuana operators to vie for a license since 2015.

Black farmers that were part of the Pigford class action suit must pay a fee of $146,000, more than double that paid by others. Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried wants an investigation into the rule's intent.

Florida health officials had stopped the arrangement, saying it violated a state law banning operators from contracting for services “directly related to the cultivation, processing and dispensing” of cannabis.

The office that oversees the industry is asking for nearly $13 million as part of its expansion plans. Meantime, the health department rolled out an anticipated emergency rule on the Black farmer license.

With the $2.1 billion acquisition of Harvest Health & Recreation finalized, Trulieve will have 149 retail locations in 11 states including Florida. Before the deal closed, Trulieve had 85 retail sites in Florida.