Chart: Medical marijuana patient counts surging in Florida

By Eli McVey

Despite a shaky rollout, Florida’s full-fledged medical marijuana industry is off to an explosive start.

More than 30,000 patients have enrolled in the MMJ program since June – a 183% increase – and total patient counts will soon eclipse 50,000.

Here’s what you need to know about the situation:

• Seventy-one percent of Florida voters approved Amendment 2 last November, a ballot initiative authorizing a full-fledged MMJ program in the state. It builds on a previous program that was mainly limited to CBD-based medicine.
• After struggling to reach a deal regarding rules to govern the

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