Inexperienced Thumb Industries (GTI) is interesting a ruling by a Florida administrative legislation decide who rejected the multistate operator’s plan to open medical marijuana dispensaries close to or adjoining to Circle Okay fuel stations within the state.
In line with the Information Service of Florida, Chicago-based GTI filed a discover Jan. 16 requesting the first District Courtroom of Enchantment to evaluate Choose Joshua Pratt’s Jan. 7 determination.
Pratt’s order affirmed earlier rulings by Florida’s Workplace of Medical Marijuana Use denying GTI’s requests to ascertain Rise-branded dispensaries close to Circle Ks in Ocala, Orlando and St. Petersburg.
The decide’s rejection cited a legislation proscribing amended license functions in addition to security and safety issues.
Below its October 2022 settlement with Circle Okay – which attracted nationwide consideration and briefly boosted GTI’s inventory worth – the Laval, Quebec-headquartered retailer deliberate to roll out a “check and be taught” idea with about 10 shops throughout Florida.
Nevertheless, per week after GTI disclosed the association, Florida regulators confirmed to MJBizDaily that they had not accredited the hashish operator’s plan to lease house and open MMJ dispensaries close to or adjoining to Circle Okay fuel stations.
Then, in April 2023, MJBizDaily reported that the GTI-Circle Okay deal was in litigation.
GTI operates 21 Rise shops in Florida and 101 areas nationwide, based on latest information releases.
