Open A Dispensary In Florida - Dispensary Permits Cannabis Consulting

Status: In Florida, qualified registered medical marijuana patients may be in possession of marijuana, and state licensed businesses may grow, process, transport, and dispense marijuana.

CBD Program	Medical Program	Recreational Program	Are Applications Open?
Legal	Legal	Not legal	On Hold

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Number of Florida Licenses Available

Dispensaries	Cultivation	Manufacturing/Processing	Transportation
10	10	10	10

Every state has different marijuana laws- they are regulated by state, not federal law. Some states allow marijuana for recreational and medical use, some states only allow medical use, and some only allow certain low THC products for medical use. Most states limit the number of licenses they will grant and the window to apply for them. Getting licenced is never simple- there are very specific requirements and guidelines that differ by state and its usually highly competitive, which is why most successful applicants work with consultants like Dispensary Permits to help guide them. We highly advise you read the guidelines below thoroughly and then consider working with a consultant or using our templates and guides.
You can read the full text of the Florida law at: Office of Medical Marijuana Use

Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (MMTC) Guidelines

Licensed MMTCs are authorized to cultivate, process and dispense medical marijuana.
The state is issuing up to 10 new MMTC licenses. Five of the new licenses will be awarded to entities that applied during the initial 2014 round of applications (for the CBD program) while the remaining 5 licenses will be awarded to new applicants and will be issued by October 3, 2017.
- Please Note: Due to the hurricane and lawsuits the Department is facing, the state has not announced when they will be accepting applications.
MMTC applicants must demonstrate at a minimum:
- The applicant has been registered to do business in Florida for 5 consecutive years prior to submission of the application.
- Possession of a valid nursery certificate of registration issued by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
- The technical and technological ability to cultivate and produce marijuana, including, but not limited to, low-THC cannabis.
- The ability to secure the premises, resources, and personnel necessary to operate as a medical marijuana treatment center.
- The ability to maintain accountability of all raw materials, finished products, and any byproducts to prevent diversion or unlawful access to or possession of these substances.
- An infrastructure reasonably located to dispense marijuana to registered qualified patients statewide or regionally as determined by the department.
- The financial ability to maintain operations for the duration of the two-year approval cycle, including the provision of certified financial statements to the department.
- That all owners, officers, board members, and managers have passed a level 2 background screening.
- The employment of a medical director to supervise the activities of the MMTC.
- A diversity plan that promotes and ensures the involvement of minority persons and minority business enterprises, as defined in s. 288.703, Fla. Stat., or veteran business enterprises, as defined in s. 295.187, Fla. Stat., in ownership, management, and employment.
- Within 10 days of licensure, successful applicants must post a $5 million performance bond issued by an authorized surety insurance company rated in one of the three highest rating categories by a nationally recognized rating service or provide an irrevocable letter of credit payable to the Department or provide cash to the Department.

REQUIRED FLORIDA MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR MMTC APPLICATION:

RECOMMENDED FLORIDA MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR MMTC APPLICATION:

Florida Marijuana Business Plan Application Package

The History of Florida Marijuana

Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a limited medical marijuana bill into law on June 16, 2014. SB 1030 also known as The Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act- protects qualifying patients suffering from a very limited amount of disorders from the use and possession of CBD. The law authorized for a limited amount of Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (MMTC) and the state awarded seven organizations to grow, process and dispense the low-THC marijuana.

In November 2016, Florida passed Amendment 2 legalizing medical use of marijuana for individuals with debilitating medical conditions as determined by licensed Florida physician. In June 2017, Gov. Rick Scott signed SB 8A into law, to ensure the Florida government will meet the deadlines outlined by Amendment 2 in order to have regulations drafted by July 3, 2017 and implemented by October 3, 2017.

The bill includes 10 new licensed MMTC in the state in addition to the seven that already exists and another four MMTC licenses to be issued for every 100,000 patients added to the state’s medical marijuana registry. Each MMTC will be allowed to grow, process, transport and sell medical marijuana. One MMTC license will also allow the licensee to establish up to 25 dispensaries.

The Department of Health (Department) has been tasked to regulate the state’s medical marijuana program and has filed the new rules for adoption with the Department Agency Clerk and is effective as of July 3, 2017.

On May 1st, over six months after the October 3, 2017 deadline to issue new medical marijuana business licenses, the Florida Department of Health filed a Notice of Proposed rule which provides for the registration of additional medical marijuana treatment centers.