Medical cannabis regulators in Florida must establish a rulemaking process before blocking operators from utilizing third-party dispensing services, an appeals court ruled.
A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal sided with Seattle-based Leafly, which filed a legal challenge in 2021 against the Florida Department of Health for banning such services.
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The ruling allows Leafly and other e-commerce service providers to commence business, Orlando Weekly reported, and unlock a multiyear moratorium on this segment of the industry in Florida, a limited-license market dominated by multistate operators.
Leafly and similar third-party websites enable potential customers to view dispensary menus online, place orders and then pick them up.
Most, if not all, Florida MMJ operators stopped using such services in early 2001 after receiving warnings from regulators that they would be fined up to $5,000 per violation.
The health department claimed online marijuana e-commerce companies violated
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