In a long-awaited decision, an administrative law judge called for the state to issue two new licenses to medical marijuana operators, saying competing businesses, which lost out to another operator selected by Florida health officials in 2015, were virtually tied.
Administrative Law Judge John Van Laningham’s recommended order came months after a hearing in the matter and long after he decided that the winning licensee, Alpha Foliage, known as Surterra Therapeutics, should have been ineligible to apply for a license because of changes in ownership.
