Florida is getting more medical marijuana growers, potentially leading to greater access and cheaper products.
But would-be growers face a tight timeline — about two weeks — to apply.
STATE BY STATE: Florida Cannabis News
The Department of Health posted its rules for the next round of applications late Tuesday. Under a law passed by the Florida Legislature in June, the department has to select five new growers by Oct. 3.
“It's not just unlikely. It is literally impossible,” Ben Pollara, who was instrumental in the passage of the medical marijuana constitutional amendment and now represents a coalition of medical marijuana businesses, said in a telephone interview Wednesday.
