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CANNABIS Opening of
Trulieve’s 85th
BUSINESS Florida Dispensary
in Winter Park
DIRECTORY

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July 2021

2019 Cannabis Business Award’s Publication of the Year

In Honor of Dab
The 4th Florida Dr. Derrick
DeSilva, Senior Day, One Plant
Medical Cannabis Attending Staff,
Dept. of Medicine,
Conference and Raritan Bay Florida to Host
Medical Center
and Teaching Patient
Exhibition Faculty, JFK
Medical Center, Appreciation
Conducted discusses the role
of cannabinoids in Events at All
in Naples viral infections.
Eight Locations
The 4th Florida Medical Cannabis
Conference and Exhibition (FMCCE 2021) on July 10
was held on June 11-13, 2021 at the Naples
Grand Beach Resort & Spa. Over 230 physi- FMCCE 2021
cians and industry professionals traveled to attendees To kick off Dab Day, also known as Oil
hear from acclaimed doctors and leaders in enjoy some Day, One Plant Florida is hosting patient
the medical cannabis industry. FMCCE 2021 food and bev- appreciation events outside of its eight
drew renowned physicians and seasoned erage and retail locations. Celebrated annually
medical professionals, attorneys, banking some great throughout the cannabis industry on July
and finance representatives, operations and in-person net- 10, Dab Day received its name because
communications experts, entrepreneurs and working. the number 710 upside down spells OIL.
consumers who believe in this new frontier On Saturday, July 10, attendees can enjoy
in medicine. delicious bites from a local food truck,
FMCCE 2022 is currently being planned for live music and an array of different ven-
June 3-5, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. dors at One Plant’s locations in Avon
For further information, visit FMCCE.org. Park, Bonita Springs, Boynton Beach,
Fern Park, Jacksonville Beach, Ocala,
Port St. Lucie and St. Petersburg, Florida.
Cannabis Spotlight in registering in its system and teach
One Plant will assist qualified patients

patients how to place delivery orders.
Dr. Sasha Noe they can sit and have a normal conversation. The retail dispensary and retail hubs will
also be open for patients who have a
COMPASSIONATE MEDICAL Those experiences make me stand in awe of the medical marijuana card.
effects of cannabinoids in these individuals’ lives.
CANNABIS CARE CLINIC I could never imagine what their daily lives must One Plant is a leading medical cannabis
be like, and I can only imagine how they feel not company in Florida with a sharp focus on
What benefits do you see for patients having control of their bodily movements. extraordinary patient care. One Plant culti-
throughout Florida within this space? Cannabis helps them to achieve this state. It’s vates, processes, dispenses and retails med-
Medical cannabis treatment has been a blessing one of the best parts of my job as I get to see ical cannabis to qualified patients through-
for many of my patients. I can’t tell you how many patients with a wide array of illnesses out the State of Florida through multiple
many patients have thanked me saying that I experience the many benefits of the cannabis retail dispensaries and an innovative next-
saved their life, that they were helped in ways plant. day door-to-door e-commerce home deliv-
they have not been helped before and that they ery service.
are enjoying the best quality of life they have had The locations offer access to One
in years. Patients have expressed how much it What motivates you to be a part Plant’s top-shelf genetics, hang-dried and
means to them to wean off of opioids or signifi- Dr. Sasha Noe of the cannabis industry? hand-trimmed flower, vape products,
cantly decrease their opioid intake and they have My whole life has been a journey of living in concentrates and merchandise through
been thankful to stop their use of benzodiazepines for sleep, anx- my purpose personally and professionally to help others. That an in-store experience, curbside pickup
iety and pain. I often tell those individuals who doubt the effec- internal drive to help others in everything I do is who I am natu- or home delivery. Offerings include
tiveness of medical cannabis that they should come and spend a rally so there is a continual pursuit to always learn and seek ways prime and rare strains of cannabis flower
day in my clinic seeing these patients and hearing the stories that to not only improve myself but also to help those whom I come and pre rolls including Mac1, Runtz,
are shared and the lives that are being changed. There is some- in contact with so that they can do the same. As the only known London Pound Cake, Blueberry Muffin,
thing overwhelmingly fulfilling when you can watch a patient physician in the U.S. who holds a PhD in this discipline for more Dirty Lemons, ChemD, Fish Whistle,
with Huntington’s disease go from being in full chorea move- than two decades, it is my life’s goal to educate and consult with Apple Fritter, Marshmallow OG,
ments or a Parkinson patient struggling with their movement dis- patients, physicians and the industry about medical cannabis Watermelon Gushers, and I75, among
orders go from a state of physical distress to complete calm where while developing safe, maximally effective, therapeutic applica- others.
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