Green Thumb Industries’ plan to lease space and open medical cannabis dispensaries adjacent to Circle K gas stations in Florida has hit a roadblock.
The state’s medical cannabis regulator confirmed to MJBizDaily that the agency has yet to approve the arrangement, a development first reported by the Washington Examiner.
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“The state of Florida has never ever approved the licensing of this sort of material out of a gas station,” a Florida health department spokesperson told MJBizDaily.
“We have not approved this deal.”
Green Thumb (GTI), which brands its Florida dispensaries as Rise Express, noted that the planned Circle K locations will not be located inside the gas station or convenient store and products will be sold only to approved MMJ cardholders.
The company noted in a statement to MJBizDaily that its dispensaries “at Circle K locations will be adjacent to Circle K’s convenience stores, not inside of them.
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