Charlotte’s Web hearing to enter second day, glitch bill still on Senate calendar

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A potential Florida medical marijuana grower is getting every opportunity to make its case in court.

Baywood Nurseries of Apopka insists the proposed rule to enact the 2014 Charlotte’s Web law by the Florida Department of Health is unfair to smaller nurseries, blocking them from applying for one of the five licenses available to grow marijuana.

The DOH response: Baywood has no case.

“We shouldn’t be here for a hearing and another delay,” protested DOH lawyerEduardo Lombard.

Judge W. David Watkins denied Lombard’s motion to dismiss a challenge based on whom DOH selected for a negotiated rule making committee. Lombard had pointed out that a previous court had ruled the committee’s composition was not a challengeable point and therefore Watkins’ denial was “fundamentally unfair.”

“We’ll let the appellate court sort it out,” responded Watkins.

At the same time, during a daylong hearing Thursday, Watkins steadily ruled in Baywood’s favor. A working theory among...

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