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Drew WilsonMay 30, 2018

The Fiorentino Group earned at least $500,000 in lobbying compensation during the first quarter, keeping pace with its earnings over the last several reporting periods. Led by Martin Fiorentino, the Jax-based firm’s Q1 team included Joseph Mobley, Mark Pinto and Jason Roth. The four-man force handled the government affairs needs of more than 50 clients during […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 6, 2017

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The Florida Department of Health has issued a final order rejecting a Northeast Florida nursery’s request for a licenses to grow and distribute medical marijuana, four months after an administrative law judge said the nursery failed to show it should have been approved. On Thursday, Surgeon General Celeste Philip issued a final order denying Loop’s […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 7, 2016

An administrative law judge ruled against a North Florida nursery that had lost its bid to get a license to grow and dispense medical marijuana. Administrative law Judge R. Bruce McKibben issued the ruling Friday, saying Loop’s Nursery & Greenhouses “failed to prove by a preponderance of evidence that its application to become a distributing […]

Keith MorelliJuly 6, 2016

An administrative law judge in Tallahassee today began hearing testimony in a petition by a Gainesville nursery that was bypassed in April’s medical marijuana grower lottery when the state awarded the coveted contract to a competitor. The Florida Department of Health’s Office of Compassionate Use chose a handful of agribusinesses to grow, process and dispense […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 3, 2016

An administrative court judge is leaving open the possibility that a third nursery in Northeast Florida can receive a license to grow and dispense medical marijuana. In an order Monday, Judge R. Bruce McKibben said Loop’s Nursery and Greenhouses cannot challenge the licenses given to Chestnut Hill Tree Farm and San Felasco Nurseries. However, McKibben […]

Tag: Loop’s Nursery and Greenhouses

The Fiorentino Group reels in $500K-plus in Q1 lobbying pay

DOH issues final order denying Loop’s Nuersery medical marijuana license

Administrative law judge sides with state in medical marijuana licensing case

Hearing begins today for Gainesville nursery jilted in medical marijuana grower selection

Judge: Nursery may be able to pursue medical pot license under new law