TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The nurseries selected to cultivate and distribute the first medical marijuana in Florida have requested cultivation authorization.
Department of Health communications director Mara Gambineri said all five have their requests in ahead of Sunday's deadline.
The five nurseries are Hackney Nursery Company in Quincy (Northwest), Alachua's Chestnut Hill Tree Farm (Northeast),Costa Nursery Farms of Miami (Southeast), Alpha Foliage in Homestead (Southwest) and Winter Garden's Knox Nursery (Central).
They must begin dispensing low-THC cannabis within 210 calendar days of being granted authorization.
The process of awarding the licenses is facing administrative challenges. Three nurseries have filed a lawsuit in Leon County Circuit Court requesting an injunction to stop DOH from proceeding with their implementation in three of the five regions. Costa is the only nursery not facing a challenge or injunction.
