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Florida marijuana licenses overdue as adult-use vote looms

By law, the Florida marijuana industry is supposed to have nearly twice as many businesses involved as are…

News May 30
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Florida Republicans officially oppose adult-use cannabis legalization

The executive board of the Republican Party of Florida voted to oppose the state's ballot initiative to legalize…

News May 7
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Opinion: Marijuana industry optimism fueled by operational upgrades

Caught up in the next big announcement, the cannabis industry has overlooked impressive work operators did in 2023…

News May 3
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Florida Gov. DeSantis plans to help fight recreational marijuana ballot measure

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis indicated he will take a pronounced role in helping to defeat the state’s November…

News May 1
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Cookies to acquire ‘related’ cannabis assets in Florida

Marijuana brand Cookies plans to acquire "all operational cannabis assets related to the production and sale of Cookies-branded…

News May 1
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Marijuana multistate operators continue to flee regulated state markets

Publicly traded marijuana multistate operators exited regulated cannabis markets through late 2023, continuing a pattern fueled by increased…

News April 9
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Florida’s recreational marijuana ballot measure will fail, governor says

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted the recreational marijuana initiative that will appear on the state's November ballot, calling…

News April 5
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Florida adult-use marijuana campaign spending tops $55M as other MSOs join

Six additional marijuana multistate operators have joined the quest of Tallahassee-based Trulieve Cannabis Corp. to transition Florida’s $2…

News April 4
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Florida adult-use marijuana legalization will appear on ballot, court rules

The Florida Supreme Court ruled Monday that an industry-funded ballot initiative will appear on state voters' November ballots.

News April 1
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AFC Gamma provides $34 million to Sunburn Cannabis in debt capital

Marijuana industry lender AFC Gamma provided $34 million in debt capital to Florida-based dispensary operator Sunburn Cannabis.

News March 27
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