Since launching in Florida's medical cannabis market in 2015, Trulieve Cannabis (CSE:TRUL) has grown its operations to encompass a total of nine states across the U.S., expanding its team from 10 members to more than 6,000 and surpassing US$1 billion in revenue. The company now operates the world's largest retail network of cannabis dispensaries, not to mention more than 4 million square feet of domestic cultivation facilities, with 3 million square feet of that in Florida.
The Biden administration's official move to reschedule cannabis has been welcomed by Kim Rivers, the CEO of Florida-focused cannabis multi-state operator Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE:TRUL). US President Joe Biden on Thursday confirmed that the Justice Department would be advancing the proposal to reclassify marijuana as a lower-risk Schedule III drug, instead of Schedule I, where it currently sits alongside heroin and fentanyl.