Under new bill, Florida could see another 20 marijuana operators
A key Florida senator Thursday released the Legislature's first attempt at carrying out a constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana, with the proposal calling for a growing number of marijuana licenses and making it easier for doctors to order the treatment for patients.
The bill by Sen. Rob Bradley, who was instrumental in passage of medical-marijuana laws in 2014 and 2016, came days after health officials published proposed regulations to implement the constitutional amendment, which received more than 71 percent approval from voters in November.
Under Bradley's bill, the state could see another 20 marijuana operators --- nearly quadruple the seven current licensed "dispensing organizations" --- once the number of patients registered for the treatment reaches 500,000.
Christian Bax, director of the Florida Department of Health's Office of Compassionate Use, told lawmakers last week he expects that many patients to be registered in a state database by the end...
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