TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Department of Health has granted its second dispensing authorization for medical marijuana.
On Wednesday the agency notified Surterra Therapeutics that it has been approved for processing and dispensing low-THC cannabis.
Surterra is the dispensing partner for the Homestead-based Alpha Foliage, which was granted the license for the Southwest Florida region.
Spokeswoman Monica Russell says Surterra expects to begin in-home state delivery within a week. Its first dispensary facility will be in Tampa and is expected to open next month.
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Patients suffering from cancer, epilepsy, chronic seizures and chronic muscle spasms can order medical marijuana by contacting their physician, as long as both are listed in a state registry. Trulieve was granted dispensing authorization last week. It started in-home delivery and opened a dispensing facility in Tallahassee on Tuesday.