Florida farmers await word on growing medical marijuana

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GADSDEN COUNTY, Fla. -

The court battles are over and Florida is now taking the next steps to grow and distribute a form of medical marijuana. Farmers across the state are waiting to see if they'll be selected to grow the plant.

Growers said it will take about a year to grow and cultivate medical marijuana plants.

Hackney Nursery owner George Hackney has never grown marijuana. That could change soon for his Gadsden County farm.

Hackney is one of 28 applicants that applied to grow a low-THC medical marijuana strain known as Charlotte's Web. Experts said it's effective in helping seizure patients.

"We researched it and we talked to parents, we talked to doctors and we found out there is a need," Hackney said.

Hackney's nursery has the tools and has assembled a team that includes lab and medical experts.

"We felt we had the ability to grow a really...

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