ORLANDO, Fla. – Knox Medical, Orlando’s first licensed medical marijuana dispensary, will open to the public Friday morning.
Located in Ivanhoe Village at 1901 North Orange Avenue, the cannabis dispensary will offer low-THC oils and cartridges for vaporized-smoking devices.
Company co-founders Jose Hidalgo and Bruce Knox will give a private tour to media Thursday before the store officially opens to Compassionate Use card holders.
The store will open to patients and members of the public Friday at 11 a.m.
The company opened its first Florida location in Gainesville earlier this month.
More Florida locations are planned in Jacksonville, Lake Worth, Tallahassee and St. Petersburg in 2017 and 2018, according to a spokesperson for Knox Medical.
Knox Medical is part of Knox Nursery, which has been operating out of Winter Garden for more than 50 years, according to its website. The nursery produces more than 500 varieties of plants.
Florida voters approved a state constitutional amendment on Nov. 8 to legalize medical marijuana, broadening access to pot beyond the limited therapeutic uses approved two years ago by the Legislature.
The measure allows prescriptions for 10 illnesses: cancer, epilepsy, glaucoma, AIDS, post-traumatic stress disorder, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Crohn's disease, Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis. It also allows doctors to prescribe pot for any similar ailment.
The Florida Department of Health started the process in February of accepting applications for medical marijuana identification cards for residents.
The application for Florida patients and caregivers requires a $75 fee, a copy of a government-issued ID and a passport photo.