Florida's 1st Medical Marijuana Dispensary To Open In Tallahassee
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TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — One week after being given permission to operate by the state's Department of Health, Florida's first medical marijuana dispensary will open Tuesday in Tallahassee.
The dispensary is run by Tuelieve, the approved organization in northwest Florida.
The state's Office of Compassionate Use, which was formed to oversee state regulation of medical marijuana, projects that there will be dispensing locations in 19 cities by the time all six organizations are up and running.
The legislature gave limited approval to medical marijuana in 2014, with many expecting it to be available early in 2015. The process was beset by administrative delays.
Patients suffering from cancer, epilepsy, chronic seizures and chronic muscle spasms can order medical marijuana by contacting their physician, as long as both are in a state registry.
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