Contact:
Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU)
medicalmarijuanause@flhealth.gov
tel: (850) 245-4657 open weekdays,
8am-5pm (excluding state holidays)

 

The Florida Department of Health (DOH) continues to focus on the health and safety of Florida’s families and is dedicated to ensuring patients have safe access to low-THC cannabis and medical marijuana. We are pleased to provide this weekly update on the DOH Office of Medical Marijuana Use’s (OMMU) diligent work implementing the many requirements in Amendment 2 and those set by the Florida Legislature in section 381.986, F.S. (2018). This week OMMU hosted a public rulemaking hearing regarding proposed changes to Rule 64-4.001 and Rule 64-4.002.

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OMMU by the Numbers

Patients in the Registry: 114,878* Patients added since last update: 2,908	Processing Time for Complete Paper Application: 16 days
Qualified Physicians: 1,404	Processing Time for Complete Online Application: 15 days
Approved Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers: 13	Approved ID Card Applications: 91,490* Card applications approved since last update: 5,423
Approved Retail Dispensing Locations: 37   Amount of Medical Marijuana Dispensed This Week (May 18-May 25): 25,363,595 mgs   Total Inspections to date: 159 Total Inspections for 2018: 76	Applications in Processing: 2,935   Amount of Low-THC Cannabis DispensedThis Week (May 11-May18): 1,584,256 mgs   Total Employees Hired to date: 29

*Note, not all patients entered into the medical marijuana use registry apply for medical marijuana use identification cards.

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Implementation Updates

• Low-THC cannabis and medical marijuana has been and continues to be available for qualified patients. Patients may search for qualified ordering physicians using the new search tool on the OMMU Patients Page. Patients can check the license status of their qualified ordering physician at any time using www.flhealthsource.gov. Patients and caregivers may fill their orders at any of the 35 dispensing locations, or via delivery from approved MMTCs below.
• The OMMU website has been updated to include new notices of rule development related to the regulation of medical marijuana treatment centers. You can access the notices here.
• The mailing address for Patient and Caregiver ID card applications has changed:  PO Box 31313, Tampa, FL 33631-3313
• The OMMU Registry Identification Card design has been updated. Previous versions of the card are still valid, however, new cards issued are as shown below:
  
  

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Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers

Name	Dispensing Locations
Trulieve	Tallahassee, Tampa, Clearwater, Pensacola, Miami, Edgewater, Lady Lake, Jacksonville, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Bradenton, Fort Myers, Gainesville, Vero Beach, New Port Richey, delivery
Surterra Therapeutics	Pensacola, Tallahassee, Tampa, North Port, Deltona, Orlando, Largo, Miami Beach delivery
Curaleaf	Miami, Kendall, Lake Worth, St. Petersburg, Ft. Myers, delivery
Knox Medical	Tallahassee, Gainesville, Orlando, Jacksonville, Lake Worth, St. Petersburg, delivery
Liberty Health Science	Summerfield, St. Petersburg, Tampa, delivery
The Green Solution	Dispensing via delivery
GrowHealthy	Dispensing via delivery
3 Boys Farm	Cultivation Authorization only
Vidacann	Cultivation Authorization only
Plants of Ruskin, Inc.	Cultivation Authorization only
SunbulbCompany, Inc.	Cultivation Authorization only
Treadwell Nursery	Cultivation Authorization only
Keith St. Germain Nursery Farms	Cultivation Authorization only

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Legal Updates

The implementation of Amendment 2 and Senate Bill 8A continues to be frequently litigated. While some of these lawsuits have little impact on our progress, others – particularly those regarding the constitutionality of the law we are tasked with executing – have significant impact on DOH’s ability to implement certain requirements of Senate Bill 8A.

Home Grow	Redner v. DOH, et. al., 13th Judicial Circuit Case No. 17-CA-5677 Court of Appeal reinstated the stay and noted that Redner was unlikely to succeed on the merits of the case.Redner appealed to the Florida Supreme court by filing a Petition to Invoke “All Writs” Jurisdiction. Florida Supreme Court issued an Order denying the petition to invoke all writs jurisdiction on May 25.
Smoking Ban	People United for Medical Marijuana v. DOH, et. al., 2d Judicial Circuit Case No. 2017-CA-1394 Bench trial held on May 16, 2018. Ruling pending.
Constitutionality of Black Farmers Provision 381.986(8)(a)2 F.S.	Smith v. DOH, 2d Judicial Circuit Case No. 2017–CA-001972 This case has been voluntarily dismissed by Smith.
Constitutionality of Citrus Farmers Provision 381.986(8)(a)3 F.S.	Tropiflora, LLC v. DOH, 2d Judicial Circuit Case No. 2016-CA-1330 This case has been voluntarily dismissed by Tropiflora, LLC.
Application Process	Bill’s Nursery, Inc. v. DOH, 2d Judicial Circuit Case No. 2017-CA-002411 Order denying the Motion to Dismiss issued on May 24.
MMTC Licensure	Nature’s Way v. DOH Case No. 17-5801 Hearing was held and proposed recommended orders have been filed by parties. Awaiting the issuance of recommended order by the administrative law judge.
Constitutionality of Rules	Florigrown LLC v. DOH Case No. 2017-CA-002549 Pending ruling on Motion to Dismiss.
Application Process	Patients and Producers Alliance, Inc. v. DOH Case No. 2018-CA-000336 Case filed February 14, 2018 and has been assigned to Judge Dodson.
Constitutionality of Law	Trulieve v. DOH Case No. 2018-CA-000698 Case filed April 2, 2018 and has been assigned to Judge Dodson.

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General Background Information

Medical Marijuana ID Card Application Process:
Once a patient has been diagnosed by a qualified ordering physician and entered into the Medical Marijuana Use Registry, they can immediately begin the identification card application process. The department encourages applicants to complete the process online as this decreases processing time. Patients receive an email from OMMU once their email is added to the registry by their qualified ordering physician which directs them to the application. Once an application is reviewed and approved, patients receive an approval email which can be used to fill an order at an approved MMTC while they await their physical card.

Medical Marijuana Use Registry: All orders for medical marijuana are recorded and dispensed via the Medical Marijuana Use Registry. The Medical Marijuana Use Registry is accessible online, with real time information to ordering physicians, law enforcement and medical marijuana treatment center staff. Patients and caregivers may also access the Medical Marijuana Use Registry to submit a Medical Marijuana Use Registry Identification Card application, and check the status of their application.

Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers: Approved medical marijuana treatment centers are the only businesses allowed to grow, process, or sell medical marijuana in Florida. Each medical marijuana treatment center must receive authorization at three stages, (1) cultivation authorization, (2) processing authorization, and (3) dispensing authorization, prior to dispensing low-THC cannabis or medical marijuana. Medical marijuana cannot be mailed.

For more information visit www.flhealth.gov/ommu

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About the Florida Department of Health

The department, nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board, works to protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts.

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