© 2025 WGCU News
PBS and NPR for Southwest Florida
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Health Department Accepting Charlotte's Web Applications

WFSU | By Nick Evans
Published June 16, 2015 at 4:22 PM EDT
Health officials will accept applications from June 17 - July 8.
Scott Beale via Flickr
Health officials will accept applications from June 17 - July 8.
Health officials will accept applications from June 17 - July 8.
Credit Scott Beale via Flickr
Health officials will accept applications from June 17 - July 8.

Starting Wednesday, the Department of Health begins accepting applications from nurseries hoping to produce low-THC marijuana oil.

June 17 marks the end of long and tortured roll out for a low-THC marijuana law passed just over a year ago.  But David Kotler, a Boca Raton lawyer focusing on medical marijuana issues, says state health officials probably shouldn’t expect a break anytime soon.

“Ultimately the application could be literally in the thousands of pages,” Kotler says.  “I think the approach taken by many in emerging markets is that more is better.”

That’s because the agency is awarding its five licenses based on a scoring system, and nurseries don’t want to lose points for leaving something out.  Although some have decided not to apply, nearly 100 nurseries are eligible.

Copyright 2020 WFSU. To see more, visit WFSU.

Tags
Medical MarijuanaHealth CareGovernmentCharlotte's WebLocal
Nick Evans
Nick Evans came to Tallahassee to pursue a masters in communications at Florida State University. He graduated in 2014, but not before picking up an internship at WFSU. While he worked on his degree Nick moved from intern, to part-timer, to full-time reporter. Before moving to Tallahassee, Nick lived in and around the San Francisco Bay Area for 15 years. He listens to far too many podcasts and is a die-hard 49ers football fan. When Nick’s not at work he likes to cook, play music and read.
See stories by Nick Evans
Trusted by over 30,000 local subscribers

Local News, Right Sized for Your Morning

Quick briefs when you are busy, deeper explainers when it matters, delivered early morning and curated by WGCU editors.

  • Environment
  • Local politics
  • Health
  • And more

Free and local. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

More from WGCU
  • Environment
    Halloween and the wild things that make it a spooky holiday
    Dr. Jerry Jackson
    Halloween is a holiday that brings to mind creatures of the night such as bats and many spiders. These nocturnal creatures are ones we have some unease about because we rarely see them, encounter them by surprise in the dark, and often have little understanding of their role in nature. We often misinterpret their behavior and they sometimes leave us with a sense of fear of what they might do to us. Yes, tropical American vampire bats drink blood and in doing so can transmit disease to its victims. North American and most other bats are insect eaters that provide an important service in consuming mosquitos that can transmit diseases to the animals they bite. Most bats also consume large numbers of moths and other insects that feed on plants that our livestock or we depend on.
  • Human Interest
    Building understanding for blindness with White Cane Day
    WGCU News
    In Florida, roughly 300,000 people live with vision impairment. Those dealing with vision impairment are forced to live with unfair stigmas, which include being described as helpless or incompetent.
  • Weather
    Halloween week to kick off with scattered rain chances
    Andrew Wulfeck
    Showers and thunderstorms during the first half of the workweek could put down around an inch of precipitation, with heavier accumulations expected in the Florida Panhandle.