2 Dozen Florida Nurseries Vying For Coveted Cannabis Growing Licenses
July 27, 2015 Out of the nearly 100 plant nurseries eligible to produce “Charlotte’s Web,” a low-THC, non-euphoric medical strain of marijuana, 24 are competing for one of only five available growing licenses.
According to Mara Burger, press secretary of the Florida Department of Health, 28 applications in total were received during the three-week open enrollment period. Several of the nurseries applied for licenses in more than one of the five designated regions (Northwest, Northeast, Central, Southwest, and Southeast).
Homestead-based Almond Tree Nursery applied for licenses in the Southeast as well as the Northeast Region. Alpha Foliage, also out of Homestead, applied in the Northwest and Southwest Regions. Redland Nursery, based in (you guess it) Homestead, has applications out for the Central and Southeast Regions. And finally, Hart’s Plant Nursery out of Jacksonville applied for a license in the Northeast and Northwest Regions.
Click here to view the complete list of all the nurseries competing for licenses.
Last week, the Orlando Sentinel posted a video of how one of the applicants, Treadwell Nursery in Eustis, is preparing for a best-case scenario. Click the image below to watch it.
Currently, the FDOH is reviewing the applications. According to Florida statute Ch. 120.60, an application for a license must be approved or denied within 90 days after receipt of a completed application unless a shorter period of time for agency action is provided by law.
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