Florida’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use has issued letters of intent to approve licenses for 22 companies vying to operate as Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers (MMTCs).
These approvals come after a months-long wait for the 74 applicants who initially submitted their applications in April 2023. The companies granted licenses include:
- A Good Decision
- Alamanda Farms
- East Coast Packers
- FG Operating Florida
- Florida Sports Consultants (dba Belushi’s Farm Florida)
- Gates Housing Group
- Global Investment Group (dba Infinite Wellness)
- Green Point Research
- Healing Greene FL
- KCOF (dba Klutch Cannabis)
- King Palms
- O’Donnell Landscapes
- Pioneer Growers of Florida
- Pure Beauty Farms
- RAAB (dba Canna Direct)
- Star Buds Florida
- Statewide Property Holdings FL
- Stiiizy Florida
- Sunfest Herbs
- The Flower Shop FL
- Theory Wellness of Florida
- Wachovia Holdings (dba Greenlight)
The announcement arrives just weeks after Florida’s 2024 general election, where voters narrowly failed to meet the 60% approval threshold required to legalize recreational marijuana through a constitutional amendment.
The state now has over 700 medical marijuana dispensaries located throughout the state.
Florida legalized medical marijuana in 2016 through the passage of Amendment 2. Approved by 71% of voters, the measure expanded the state’s existing, more limited medical marijuana program, which had been enacted in 2014 to allow low-THC cannabis for specific conditions like epilepsy. The 2016 law allows patients with qualifying medical conditions, such as cancer, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, and chronic pain, to obtain marijuana through a licensed physician’s recommendation. The state’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU) oversees the program, including the licensing of medical marijuana treatment centers and dispensaries.
