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Medical marijuana & Black farmers: The uphill battle for a grow license

ORLANDO, Fla. — As the medical marijuana industry continues to grow in Florida, the State has issued few licenses to farmers to produce the crop.

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Out of those select few, only two Black farmers were given a license.

9 Investigates the difficult system set up by the state of Florida and the roadblocks to Black farmers to break into the business.

Read: ‘A seat at the table’: Black farmers fight to cash in on Florida’s $1B medical marijuana industry

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