Miami, Florida – Knox Medical will open its first dispensary in the Tampa Bay region on Wednesday, Dec. 20th after receiving approval to dispense medicinal cannabis in St. Petersburg, Fla. This marks the sixth dispensary the company has opened in its first year of operation, according to a press release.
A media preview will take place on the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 20th at 10:00 A.M. at the Knox Medical dispensary located at 601 34th St N in St. Petersburg.
The St. Petersburg dispensary will officially open to Knox Medical patients registered with the Medical Marijuana Use Registry that day at 12:30 PM.
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“Knox Medical is working with Florida’s top architects and designers to create a cohesive dispensary experience that puts the needs and interests of our patients first. At every stage in this process, from cultivation, to processing, and now to dispensing superior quality medicines at these state-of-the-art facilities, our objective at Knox Medical is to redefine excellence in the medicinal cannabis field at every level," commented José J. Hidalgo, founder and CEO of Knox Medical, in the release. "We are privileged to serve our fellow Floridians in most need who will receive compassionate medical care at Knox Medical’s dispensaries.
Knox Medical received the highest score in Florida of all nurseries that applied in 2015 for permission from the Florida Department of Health to cultivate, process, and dispense low-THC and medical cannabis to eligible patients, according to the release.
