“I think there’s real ramifications for all these politicians,” Morgan, a Democrat who is considering a run for governor next year, said in a telephone interview Thursday. “Because if you ask Florida what happened in the session, the answer’s real simple. They didn’t do what they’re supposed to do, which is implement medical marijuana laws.”
Sources close to House leadership indicated that a possible agreement would require 10 new marijuana-operator licenses, with a statewide cap of 850 dispensaries, distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Both sides had agreed on 10 new licenses, but the Senate plan would have forced the Department of Health to issue the new licenses more quickly than the House proposed.
If Corcoran and Negron can agree to a deal, a special session would most likely take place as early as next week, Negron indicated.
“In my general experience in the process, the longer it takes from the conclusion of a regular session to set a special session, the less likely it is that a special session will occur,” Negron said. “So there’s a certain window that exists to realistically be able to try to resolve these differences.”
