Florida lawmakers angry over medical cannabis licensing delay

Florida’s top medical marijuana regulator was “scolded” by state lawmakers on Tuesday after his office missed a mandated deadline to issue more MMJ business licenses. Christian Bax, the executive director of the Office of Medical Marijuana Use, received a tongue-lashing from state senators who are frustrated the state hadn’t issued another 10 MMJ business permits by Oct. 3, as his office had been mandated to do. According to CBS Miami, Bax hasn’t yet hired a vendor to begin scoring license applications, even though the process was supposed to be finished weeks ago. Bax, however, contended that the ... Florida lawmakers angry over medical cannabis licensing delay is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs