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SouthernHaze · 11-19-2016, 04:32 AM

Does anyone have any insight on the mmj program here in florida. Serious entrepreneurs looking to start our way in the medical field, preparing for rec.
I'd like to hear from others in other states that were first. How did you get first in line? What trials do we face?. What cultivation hurdles will we face? I'm just trying to think of everything I haven't.
Our plan is caregiving and med dispensary until rec is legalized.

GainGreene · 11-19-2016, 04:38 PM

Maybe this link can help to learn more on this subject. https://www.mpp.org/states/florida/amendment2/

DeadBaby · 11-19-2016, 08:56 PM

As of right now cultivation is still illegal in FL and there are no collective license being issued anytime soon as of what ive read up on.

DeadBaby · 11-19-2016, 08:59 PM

Amendment 2 does not: change the laws prohibiting driving under the influence of marijuana or require that employers and educational institutions allow patients to use medical marijuana at the workplace or on school grounds. Amendment 2 does not allow patients to smoke marijuana in public.

It also does not change federal law, which totally prohibits marijuana possession and distribution. While Congress and the Department of Justice have set policies to prevent enforcement action from being taken against those complying with certain medical marijuana laws, the conflicting federal policy has created issues with banking and with patients’ ability to purchase and perhaps possess guns.

MR.GreenTacos · 11-20-2016, 12:31 PM

What I've heard locally is that it could take them up to 2 yrs to set up all The protocols for licensing the different aspects,I too am waiting patiently so we can set up a dispensary/ gourmet bakery .

meowmeowmeow · 11-21-2016, 06:32 PM

Before I left a month ago ...... a friend meet one of the seven granted a license to grow from that debacle of a lottery the state set up.
Homeboy didn't even have his shit set up yet from what my friend told me.

It wasn't hard to leave after 35 years........

Tentme · 11-28-2016, 06:04 AM

This is something I check on daily for info and I keep coming up short. I'm hoping to get out of my current field and get back to growing again, but legal. Looking to start a dispensary or at least be a grower for one.

meowmeowmeow · 11-28-2016, 06:05 PM

Tentme my advice is to try to network, but people don't speak about cannabis in the open much. That may change?

The dude I mentioned was in the Ft Pierce/Port St Lucie area.
I was in Trampa and already lived 10 yrs in WPB, so I was not interested.

Most people in the industry here (CO) have stated to me ignorantly, but they say their employers already have space in the Dade/Broward area....
they get a 'meh' with a shrug and good luck with that from me.
Unless you have the cash or political power/influence you probably will never sniff the opportunity in Florida to own or start a dispensary. Sorry. Not in dick mode just honest.

Example in my area for you.
https://www.westword.com/marijuana/de...ber-30-8530534

Good Luck.

ubi · 11-29-2016, 11:24 AM

the law says they have 9 months to get the licensing taken care of........ so we will see..

love and hate colorado,
and yea first couple of years are the roughest, especially when the MED comes in day before harvest and says, " oh we just noticed that your genetics are not from another dispensary so we have to confiscate this whole crop sorry..." ............ yea right. the kinda crap that regulation brings.

With florida being as fuked up as it is, i suspect this and other regulatory BS will happen 10x more often in the Sunshine State.

just my guess

GainGreene · 11-29-2016, 03:32 PM

I as well was dealing with one of the 5 or so granted the right to grow due to having nursery for 30yrs large setup etc... Buddy was looking for a place to buy in Miami-dade. You must be a certain distance from schools, churches, parks etc which can make the task at hand very difficult. On top of that he wanted to spend only $1M so they were very limited to which area they could go. I'm from down there I always wondered if it could work in Miami where folks won't be just waiting to rob your ass and follow you home for your medicine. Anyways this is a shit show for our state and if you have to go to the ghetto to get your meds that shit ain't safe. Dude was looking for places in Hialeah has to be a certain type of industrial location many hoops to jump thru. Nothing like Colorado where there is 10 on the same street.

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SouthernHaze Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: ... Posts: 140	Florida MMJ Does anyone have any insight on the mmj program here in florida. Serious entrepreneurs looking to start our way in the medical field, preparing for rec. I'd like to hear from others in other states that were first. How did you get first in line? What trials do we face?. What cultivation hurdles will we face? I'm just trying to think of everything I haven't. Our plan is caregiving and med dispensary until rec is legalized. __________________ Flood and drain custom table assorted run https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=307994 Rookie Aero Grow-Together https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread....5c99e&t=243325 "It's better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees" -Dolores Ibarruri
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GainGreene Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 141	Maybe this link can help to learn more on this subject. https://www.mpp.org/states/florida/amendment2/
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11-19-2016, 08:56 PM	#3
DeadBaby Newbie Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 11	As of right now cultivation is still illegal in FL and there are no collective license being issued anytime soon as of what ive read up on.
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11-19-2016, 08:59 PM	#4
DeadBaby Newbie Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 11	Amendment 2 does not: change the laws prohibiting driving under the influence of marijuana or require that employers and educational institutions allow patients to use medical marijuana at the workplace or on school grounds. Amendment 2 does not allow patients to smoke marijuana in public. It also does not change federal law, which totally prohibits marijuana possession and distribution. While Congress and the Department of Justice have set policies to prevent enforcement action from being taken against those complying with certain medical marijuana laws, the conflicting federal policy has created issues with banking and with patients’ ability to purchase and perhaps possess guns.
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11-20-2016, 12:31 PM	#5
MR.GreenTacos Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: deep south Posts: 11	What I've heard locally is that it could take them up to 2 yrs to set up all The protocols for licensing the different aspects,I too am waiting patiently so we can set up a dispensary/ gourmet bakery .
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11-21-2016, 06:32 PM	#6
meowmeowmeow Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Dirty Litter Box in Colorado Posts: 505	Before I left a month ago ...... a friend meet one of the seven granted a license to grow from that debacle of a lottery the state set up. Homeboy didn't even have his shit set up yet from what my friend told me. It wasn't hard to leave after 35 years........ __________________ Don't ride DICKS.....blaze your own path. Instaham 420meowmeowmeow
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11-28-2016, 06:04 AM	#7
Tentme Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 56	This is something I check on daily for info and I keep coming up short. I'm hoping to get out of my current field and get back to growing again, but legal. Looking to start a dispensary or at least be a grower for one.
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11-28-2016, 06:05 PM	#8
meowmeowmeow Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Dirty Litter Box in Colorado Posts: 505	Tentme my advice is to try to network, but people don't speak about cannabis in the open much. That may change? The dude I mentioned was in the Ft Pierce/Port St Lucie area. I was in Trampa and already lived 10 yrs in WPB, so I was not interested. Most people in the industry here (CO) have stated to me ignorantly, but they say their employers already have space in the Dade/Broward area.... they get a 'meh' with a shrug and good luck with that from me. Unless you have the cash or political power/influence you probably will never sniff the opportunity in Florida to own or start a dispensary. Sorry. Not in dick mode just honest. Example in my area for you. https://www.westword.com/marijuana/de...ber-30-8530534 Good Luck. __________________ Don't ride DICKS.....blaze your own path. Instaham 420meowmeowmeow Last edited by meowmeowmeow; 11-28-2016 at 10:45 PM..
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11-29-2016, 11:24 AM	#9
ubi Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: High eastern plains Posts: 359	the law says they have 9 months to get the licensing taken care of........ so we will see.. love and hate colorado, and yea first couple of years are the roughest, especially when the MED comes in day before harvest and says, " oh we just noticed that your genetics are not from another dispensary so we have to confiscate this whole crop sorry..." ............ yea right. the kinda crap that regulation brings. With florida being as fuked up as it is, i suspect this and other regulatory BS will happen 10x more often in the Sunshine State. just my guess __________________ Werking till the cows come home.... errrvry day!!!!
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11-29-2016, 03:32 PM	#10
GainGreene Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 141	I as well was dealing with one of the 5 or so granted the right to grow due to having nursery for 30yrs large setup etc... Buddy was looking for a place to buy in Miami-dade. You must be a certain distance from schools, churches, parks etc which can make the task at hand very difficult. On top of that he wanted to spend only $1M so they were very limited to which area they could go. I'm from down there I always wondered if it could work in Miami where folks won't be just waiting to rob your ass and follow you home for your medicine. Anyways this is a shit show for our state and if you have to go to the ghetto to get your meds that shit ain't safe. Dude was looking for places in Hialeah has to be a certain type of industrial location many hoops to jump thru. Nothing like Colorado where there is 10 on the same street.
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