“This bill represents the best side of the legislative process—working together across the aisle to solve a problem.”
By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has signed legislation that may finally allow Black farmers to get involved in the medical marijuana industry, despite years of disrespect and frustration in the Black farmers community.
The bill (HB 387) was originally crafted to allow physicians to use telehealth methods to renew medical marijuana certifications for qualified patients.
But in the last week of the legislative session, the measure was amended and language was added from Sens. Darryl Rouson (R) and Tracie Davis (D) to address the lingering issues surrounding the issuance of Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (MMTC) licenses to Black farmers who had been litigants in the federal Pigford v. Glickman class action lawsuit, according to a press release from the two senators.
The new state law, which stemmed from a constitutional measure on medical marijuana in 2016, addresses the issue by granting licenses to all Black farmer applicants who either received a notice from the state Department of Health of its intent to deny or approve the application and the application has no deficiencies; received a final determination from
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