Category: Cannabis News

Curaleaf is proud to announce that the company’s processing facility in Florida has earned their Safe Quality Food (SQF) Level II certification with a score of “Excellent,” further proof that Curaleaf is delivering on its commitment to provide access to premium quality and reliable medical marijuana products for patients in Florida. 

Now that the state of Florida has legalized medical marijuana, many patients are using it to find relief from a number of conditions, including cancer, Crohn’s disease, PTSD and more. Despite this, there are still many people who could benefit from its use but who may not know how to get a physician’s recommendation or how to sign up on the state registry.

On January 4, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rolled back an Obama-era policy of refraining from prosecuting marijuana businesses and individual users in states that have legalized the drug for medicinal or recreational use. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced this, calling the move a “return to the rule of law.”

As corporate consultants, medical consultants, and more recently, as the founders of a company providing diagnostic testing services to physician offices in South Florida, Stephanie Curran and her fiancé saw several problems within the medical industry.

Medical cannabis patients and businesses are protected from federal intervention after President Trump signed the country’s new spending bill into law Friday. The more than 2,200 page Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 included expanded language for medical cannabis and hemp production.