DeSantis Signs Law That Could Give Black Farmers Chance To Enter Florida’s Lucrative Medical Marijuana Industry
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced in a press conference Wednesday in the Florida Keys that he just signed four bills into law. Buried in one of them was a change of status for Black farmers who have been trying unsuccessfully for years to get medical marijuana licenses in Florida.
One bipartisan piece of legislation among the four, Senate Bill 1582, creates a grant program to advance research for rare pediatric diseases. Within that bill is a section that stipulates that more time must be given to Black farmers to fix errors or omissions on their medical marijuana licensure applications, specifically, applicants who have ties to the Pigford litigation. This is the second time in the last two years that the governor has approved such changes.
At least three Black farmers are expected to benefit from the changes, reported Florida Politics citing information from state Sen. Tracie Davis (D), who helped champion the 2024 changes …