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Jim RosicaJuly 26, 2016

For medical marijuana in Florida, the future is finally now. Trulieve, the approved provider in northwest Florida, on Tuesday officially opened the first medical cannabis store in the state, in a strip mall in northeast Tallahassee. “This is a historic day for the state of Florida,” CEO Kim Rivers told a roomful of reporters and medical cannabis advocates. […]

Anne LindbergJuly 23, 2016

A Pasco County man suffering from Dystonia with Parkinson’s disease-like symptoms became the first Florida patient to receive a delivery of medical marijuana today from Trulieve, a medical cannabis dispensary. The delivery came days after Trulieve became the first dispensary to receive formal authorization from the state Department of Health to both grow and dispense low-THC medical cannabis. “Honoring our commitment to […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 20, 2016

Hackney Nursery can begin dispensing medical marijuana. The Gadsden County nursery — doing business as Trulieve — announced Wednesday it had received formal authorization from the Department of Health to dispense medical marijuana. It hopes to begin dispensing medical marijuana from its Tallahassee facility, and begin statewide deliveries, within a week. Trulieve is the first […]

Phil AmmannOctober 29, 2015

As the Florida House was about to pass the legal guidelines for growing medical pot in our state, an amendment ensured a small group of Florida nurseries would be the only folks allowed to propose handling the crop. The amended bill was signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott in 2014. News reports at the […]

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TALLAHASSEE, FLA. 4/18/25-Candles and remembrances are left near the Unconquered statue a few hours after the Florida State University Gathering of Unity Vigil held Friday to honor victims of the recent mass shooting. COLIN HACKLEY PHOTO

First medical pot dispensary opens its doors

Pasco County man receives first delivery of medical marijuana in Florida

First medical marijuna in Florida to be available next week as Trulieve gets DOH approval to begin dispensing

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