Florida Medical Cannabis Provider Partners with Artisan Edibles Company
[dropcap class=”kp-dropcap”]A[/dropcap] Colorado top-shelf edibles company has partnered with a medical cannabis provider in Florida, even though the edibles market in the state has yet to be regulated.
Trulieve, the state’s first and biggest medical cannabis provider announced on Jan. 2 that it signed an exclusive deal with the cannabis company Binske.
“When we look for partnerships, our focus is on bringing products to patients that provide relief in a safe, reliable manner. Binske shares Trulieve’s dedication to the patients first, focused on creating products that are high quality, consistent, and effective,” said Kim Rivers, Trulieve CEO. “Their products will be an excellent fit for patients in Florida.”
Binske’s artisan line of cannabis edibles include Fair Trade chocolate, olive oil, granola bars, fruit leathers, honey and candies.
“The market in Florida is on the cusp of exploding,” said Binske’s Founder and CEO Jacob Pasternack. “We are here to help light the fuse.” Trulieve has 23 dispensaries across Florida and dominates 70 percent of the medical cannabis market in the state. It also operates 60 delivery vehicle which are a necessity in a state like Florida where wide expanses of patients have no access to local dispensaries. Currently there are 162,000 registered medical cannabis patients in Florida.
Presently. Florida law allows for tinctures, vaporizers and other delivery systems but not smoking cannabis. The state has not yet finalized regulation of cannabis edibles, so sales is still awaiting regulatory approvals.
“As the number of medical marijuana patients in Florida rises, we look forward to help bring diverse products to provide our patients with the medicine they need,” said Agriculture Commissioner-elect Nicole Fried, a former medical cannabis lobbyist. Fried said her team is ready to implement cannabis edibles regulations to benefit Florida patients. Trulieve also announced a partnership with California cannabis chocolatier Bhang in September 2018. It has taken over three other cannabis companies since its founding, including Canadian company Schyan Exploration Inc.
