Cannabis Status: Medical Only (applications opening soon)
While major pushes to legalize adult use cannabis in Florida have gained massive popular support amongst the populace, attempts to pass any legislation in the state government has been faced with massive political roadblocks. Most recently, two separate citizen-led initiatives to place cannabis legalization on the 2022 ballot have been struck down by the State Supreme Court. As of this time, recreational cannabis remains illegal in the third largest state in the country.
Name: Florida
Population: 21.48 million
Median Income: $55,660
Cannabis Uses: Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers (vertically integrated), Labs
Florida Cannabis Overview: Currently, Florida requires all license types other than testing labs to be grouped into a single vertically integrated Medical Marijuana Treatment Center license. As of now only a small number of MMTC licenses have been awarded and the state is not currently accepting applications for new licensees.
Florida will have a new batch of applications for new medical licenses soon, but it hasn’t opened up yet.
Miami Updates – We expect the medical marijuana ordinance on the agenda for the February meeting. The first step is very important. You must apply for a zone check with the city’s zoning administrator to show the proposed location is properly zoned and outside of any setback restrictions. If found to be in a compliant location, you receive a reservation letter that keeps your right to that spot for 3 months. There is a 1 mile setback between dispensaries, so this keeps anyone else from getting a reservation in a 1 mile radius for that time. This makes finding and sourcing your property extremely important!
