Suwannee County chosen for Florida’s first Black-owned medical marijuana farm

Grace McAlister [email protected] Six years after Florida voters approved a medical marijuana ballot measure and six months after the Department of Health accepted applications, the first Black-owned business received its license to grow and sell marijuana for medicinal use. The Florida Department of Health, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, announced it had issued a written notice of intent to approve a medical marijuana license for Gwinn Brothers Farm. The application listed “Gwinn Brothers Medicinals” as the fictitious name of the operation. Donnell and Robert Gwinn have been farming together at Gwinn Brothers Farm in McAlpin for over 25 years. They have a rich farming heritage in