Where Will Be And Who Will Run Walton Cannabis Dispensaries?

Who approves them?

Did they specifically say south of the bay or are the suburbs of Freeport included? This is one of those times where you don't really need to have one in the North end and one in the South end. It's hard to even have a vegetable garden that produces well down here.
My best friend husband's family has a medicinal marijuana farm in Michigan. I wish they could get a contract here, as they are familiar with how to properly operate within the law.

The ordinance is attached.

Did they specifically say south of the bay or are the suburbs of Freeport included? This is one of those times where you don't really need to have one in the North end and one in the South end. It's hard to even have a vegetable garden that produces well down here.
My best friend husband's family has a medicinal marijuana farm in Michigan. I wish they could get a contract here, as they are familiar with how to properly operate within the law.

Plenty of "Crops" up north. Just ask Quinn.

Did they specifically say south of the bay or are the suburbs of Freeport included? This is one of those times where you don't really need to have one in the North end and one in the South end. It's hard to even have a vegetable garden that produces well down here.
My best friend husband's family has a medicinal marijuana farm in Michigan. I wish they could get a contract here, as they are familiar with how to properly operate within the law.

I think there is difference between a dispensary and a nursery. There will be limited amount of nurseries throughout the state as I understood the law.

I think there is difference between a dispensary and a nursery. There will be limited amount of nurseries throughout the state as I understood the law.

Yes, Nursery Grows, Dispensary Sells.

Don't have any area here for high quality bud in Walton. Would have to be Hydroponic. Maybe some room up north with the skunk weed crops.

As for Dispensary, locations to sell will be interesting. Anyone notice how many VAPE shops opened in the past two years?

One on 331 in Freeport, on on 30a Seagrove and who knows how many north of Freeport / Bay?

Wonder if that is a precursor to a Cannabis Dispensary License with some Red Tape Gone...?

The ordinance limits the number of dispensaries to two, with one to be located north of the bay and one south of the bay.

By DEBORAH WHEELER

Walton Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday morning to accept the County Attorney’s ordinance of the state’s legalization of medical marijuana.

Assistant County Attorney Sidney Noyes presented the ordinance to commissioners regulating dispensing of the drug. The ordinance limits the number of dispensaries to two, with one to be located north of the bay and one south of the bay.

The criteria guiding location of the dispensaries will be the same as what guides the location of places that serve alcohol, such as the number of feet it can be located from churches, schools or day cares.

Advertising for the dispensaries cannot be cartoonish in design.

The board heard recommendations from citizens such as James Hurley, a Walton County resident, law enforcement officer and a member of a prevention group.

He urged the board to run a background check each time the operator of the dispensary applies for license renewal.

Hurley also asked commissioners to add recreational centers to the list of places the dispensaries cannot be close to, and to fund and develop curriculum to educate school children about marijuana.

In addition, Hurley asked that operators not be allowed to give out promotional items, and the operator meet a minimum age requirement.

Noyes will bring back an amended ordinance to the board for approval, but the moratorium that Walton County had requested expired last weekend.

“This ordinance had to be written before I could get input on it,” said District 3 Commissioner Melanie Nipper.

However, Noyes said the dispensaries fall under the criteria set by the state of Florida.

“We are preempted by the state. We can be more restrictive as long as we are not in conflict with state,” she said.

Noyes said the county will be guided by the Compassionate Use Act, with established guidelines. The rules for Walton County will be similar.

“It requires patients be on a list,” she said.

Noyes advised commissioners to move forward in adopting the criteria so there would be no gap and changes can be made later.

There were also speakers against adopting the ordinance, with two of those being pastors of local churches.

After Pastor Ben Barton pled with commissioners to not adopt the ordinance as he believed it would destroy families and innocent lives, District 5 Commissioner Tony Anderson tried to explain that this is an ordinance to control the sale.

“This is an amendment to the constitution and not something the county chose to do, but must do or we all go to jail,” Anderson said. “This ordinance is to keep them as restricted as possible. What we’re trying to do is do our job to restrict access to children. It’s not that I necessarily agree with the amendment.”

Physician Carolyn Zonia also tried to explain that medical marijuana is to ease the pain and suffering of individuals and is under the control of physicians, which is not the same as recreational marijuana.

However, Pastor R.W. White said as a pastor for 40 years and dealing with suffering humanity, and drugs at an all-time high in Walton County, he said his heart goes out to all who are suffering.

“I am for people who are suffering to get relief any way they can. But I want to encourage you to put as much serious thought into this to make it as difficult to get as we can so not to get out in Walton County,” he said.

Noyes assured them that dispensaries are regulated by the state.

Anderson made the motion to accept the ordinance, and then Noyes can get with Hurley to possibly include his suggestions.

The motion passed unanimously.

www.nwfdailynews.com/news/20170527/walton-co-accepts-ordinance-regulating-medical-pot

Buy one get one free Oreo's this week at Publix...don't Bogart that joint

Don't have any area here for high quality bud in Walton. Would have to be Hydroponic

Funny you mention this. There is a hydroponic nursery being built in a residential neighborhood just south of Freeport off of hwy 3280. Not sure how they got this in a residential neighborhood, but it`s there. I think it`s called Blue Farms. I`ll have to look at the sign again when I drive by. Beginning to wonder if this might be connected somehow.

Good info on the Blue Farms. Looks like a Coastal Blue Farm is on Happy Lane....

It's listed as Coastal Blue Holdings, LLC.

Be interesting to see if they expand.

Yep, that's the one. Plenty of room to expand. I do believe they are sitting on 8 acres.

First there was/ is serious restrictions on the grow operations. There were limits on how many growers would be allowed in the state and the growers had to be here for a significant amount of time to even be considered.

Bedroom closets still work?? #growlights..... roll another one!

Is Mac Farms on East Point Washington Road still operating?

My friend in-laws have both the nursery and the dispensary in Michigan, so I didn't know the two were often separated. She lived in the dispensary the first winter she was there. Said she met a lot of people who it helped tremendously, and that you can't imagine until you see it for yourself. Nothing like the potheads we all know and love around here.

I'm not disputing how the product (you can buy non Narc oils in FWB) will help people, I think it can / will.

I'm interested in WHO gets the licenses...(locally). One of those "follow the money things", they usually work out.

Great editorial.
EDITORIAL: Target opioids, not marijuana

Target and Punish the bad Dr's (Freeports own Dr Bob) and the pharmacies that knowingly allow bad RXs to be filled.

Great editorial.
EDITORIAL: Target opioids, not marijuana

Target and Punish the bad Dr's (Freeports own Dr Bob) and the pharmacies that knowingly allow bad RXs to be filled.

From that article...

The process of legalizing medical marijuana in Florida has demonstrated, growing, distributing and dispensing the drug is highly regulated. The idea is to ensure that legitimate businesses, not transnational drug organizations, will provide medical marijuana

I will grant you whoever gets the license will make money...that's a given. I don't care so much about the license as I do about the patients who will benefit.

Medical Cannabis has the potential to be a better drug for pain and other CNS disorders than many prescription drugs currently on the market. However my knowledge of the subject is that politics are threatening to corrupt the industry before it can get off on the right foot. Our legislature responds to big money and big money is trying to control the market place. Nothing new but very frustrating non the less. People voted for medical cannabis and then it was up to to the legislative body to create rules and regulations. My information is that "follow the money is appropriate" to find out what is really going on. Multiple lawsuits have made the field a little more even but there are still only a few plant nurseries that will grow and dispense. The governor still has to sign the current bill that was ratified during this special session. If he signs (he says he will) there will be 17 plant nurseries throughout the state who will grow and dispense. The growers will be in charge of 25 dispensaries. For every 100,000 patients more nurseries and dispensaries will be allowed. The Department of Health is working on rules to implement the legislation.

I have experience in the medical field and I am certain that medical cannabis is warranted. I also have experience in the business world and I am certain that big money is calling the shots. Once again big money will control the economics of medical cannabis. This is not an equal opportunity industry. What else is new? However, my medical experience believes that many people will be helped so don't sweat the details. If you do want to know the details of this areas nursery and dispensaries then you will find familiar people involved.

Beach Vendors get first choice, since they rule in SOWAL, second receivers of what's left BCC members based on seniority.
American way. Those that have .. rule.

Have you ever been to Colarado? They seemed to have figured out both medicinal and recreational marijuana!

Medical Cannabis has the potential to be a better drug for pain and other CNS disorders than many prescription drugs currently on the market. However my knowledge of the subject is that politics are threatening to corrupt the industry before it can get off on the right foot. Our legislature responds to big money and big money is trying to control the market place. Nothing new but very frustrating non the less. People voted for medical cannabis and then it was up to to the legislative body to create rules and regulations. My information is that "follow the money is appropriate" to find out what is really going on. Multiple lawsuits have made the field a little more even but there are still only a few plant nurseries that will grow and dispense. The governor still has to sign the current bill that was ratified during this special session. If he signs (he says he will) there will be 17 plant nurseries throughout the state who will grow and dispense. The growers will be in charge of 25 dispensaries. For every 100,000 patients more nurseries and dispensaries will be allowed. The Department of Health is working on rules to implement the legislation.

I have experience in the medical field and I am certain that medical cannabis is warranted. I also have experience in the business world and I am certain that big money is calling the shots. Once again big money will control the economics of medical cannabis. This is not an equal opportunity industry. What else is new? However, my medical experience believes that many people will be helped so don't sweat the details. If you do want to know the details of this areas nursery and dispensaries then you will find familiar people involved.

Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation Friday to implement the medical marijuana amendment that Florida voters approved last year.

Amendment 2, approved by 71 percent of the voters in November, took effect on Jan. 3 and required that laws had to be in place by July 3 for how patients can qualify and receive the drug. Scott has noted that the constitutional amendment “was passed overwhelmingly” and said the law “make sense for our state.”

“This is a good day for sick and suffering Floridians. The signing of this law provides a framework for the future of our state's medical marijuana system and while it is far from perfect, it will begin providing access to patients,” said Ben Pollara, the executive director of Florida for Care.

Patients who suffered from epilepsy, chronic muscle spasms, cancer and terminal conditions were allowed under laws Scott signed in 2014 and 2016 to receive either low-THC cannabis or full strength medical marijuana. This law adds people with HIV and AIDS, glaucoma, post-traumatic stress disorder, ALS, Crohn's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and similar conditions.

The legislation also paves the way for 10 more medical marijuana treatment centers by Oct. 3, which is the deadline for the rules to be enacted, in addition to the seven already operating. Five that applied in 2015 but were not selected will be licensed by August. The other five licensees include one set aside for a group of black farmers.

“Today should be a striking reminder of the power of each and every person's vote. The people of Florida spoke loudly in November and the Legislature and the Governor have responded,” said Taylor Patrick Biehl, who help runs the Medical Marijuana Business Association of Florida.

The bill still bans smoking the marijuana, despite amendment supporters saying it is written into the language. John Morgan, who played a key role in getting the amendment on the ballot and passed, is expected to file suit over this issue in Leon County Circuit Court.

Medical marijuana products can be sold as edibles, vaping, oils, sprays or tinctures. Patients may receive an order for three 70-day supplies before having to visit a doctor again to get re-examined.

www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-reg-scott-signs-pot-law-20170623-story.html

That is good news. Now wondering what regs the Agency for Healthcare will add to the process. My Uncle in Oregon says that there is very little regulation in his State and he is free to experiment with the hundreds of different types for chronic pain. I think in Florida it will be highly regulated as to medical condition and type. The 2014 amendment only allowed low THC and high CBD. The 2016 bill allows all types of cannabis for terminally ill but many restrictions on other medical conditions. Patients must have a special ID card and be on a registry before being dispensed defined variations of low THC and high CBD. It is going to be interesting to see how it all works and how well it can be regulated at the nursery level since they will be in charge of the growing and dispensing.

My point was so that we remember what got some of these Victims to the place they are today and to not forget those that enabled them and protected their "dealers".

Glad things are moving forward on the Medical front for Cannabis.