Executive director Shamarial Roberson, an epidemiologist, says the association will advocate for "research and advancement" for medical cannabis. Pointing to a need for education, a handful of the state's medical cannabis operators have formed a trade association designed to "foster a thriving medical cannabis industry."
Members of the new Florida Medical Marijuana Trade Association include some of the state's largest pot companies.
The group's president is Chris Ferguson, a former director of the state Office of Medical Marijuana Use who now is a vice president of Verano Holdings, which operates in Florida as MuV.
The association's goal "is really to foster a thriving medical cannabis industry," Ferguson told The News Service of Florida in an interview. Companies that have joined the group include Verano, AYR Wellness, Curaleaf, Fluent, Green Thumb Industries, Surterra and The Cannabist Co., the association said in a news release. Trulieve is not a part of the group.
Read more at health.wusf.usf.edu