Hackney Nursery looks to grow medicinal marijuana

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George Hackney stands in the growing field of his business, Hackney Nursery. He is is trying to become northwest Florida's sole, state-approved provider of Charlotte's Web, a low THC strand of marijuana used to treat children who suffer from seizures.

Hackney Nursery, known for growing the famous hedges surrounding the Georgia Bulldogs’ Sanford Stadium in Athens, is now looking to add diversity to its growing selections.

This weed isn’t meant to get people high. In fact, you can’t even smoke the medicinal marijuana the Quincy-based grower will develop. On July 8, Hackney submitted an application to cultivate, process and distribute non-euphoric cannabis in the northwest region in Florida.

Hackney is the only one of the four nurseries that have applied for the northwest region located in the Big Bend. The region stretches from the Suwannee River to Pensacola. According the Office of Compassionate Use website, other nurseries that applied include Hart’s...

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