A Florida administrative law judge has upheld a 2022 decision by regulators to reject a plan by multistate operator Green Thumb Industries (GTI) to open medical cannabis dispensaries near or adjacent to Circle K stores.
According to the News Service of Florida, the judge’s Tuesday order also affirmed previous rulings by Office of Medical Marijuana Use Director Christopher Kimball denying GTI’s requests to establish Rise-branded dispensaries near Circle Ks in Ocala, Orlando and St. Petersburg.
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In the rejections, Kimball cited a law restricting amended license applications as well as safety and security concerns, including heightened crime risk, the media outlet reported.
Under its October 2022 agreement with Circle K – which attracted national attention and temporarily boosted GTI’s stock price – the Chicago-based
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