WINTER GARDEN, Fla. — Channel 9 first reported in November that a Winter Garden nursery had been given a license to cultivate and dispense Charlotte's Web, a non-euphoric form of marijuana.
And recently, Channel 9's Ty Russell gained exclusive access to the nursery to find out what's holding up the help for Florida families waiting on Charlotte’s Web, and what's being done to protect neighbors living nearby.
Russell met up with Kisse Crichlow and her husband, Roberto Crichlow, at Knox Nursery in Winter Garden. Their 2-year-old son suffers from seizures and Charlotte’s Web would help control them.
"Now, we are in the process of just waiting,” Kisse Crichlow told Russell.
Channel 9 last talked to the couple in November when the nursery was awarded the sole license in Central Florida to cultivate and dispense Charlotte's Web.
It's a type of medical marijuana low in THC.
“It's a blessing. We know it was God who's the one who did this,” said Roberto Crichlow.
Since the announcement, only Channel 9 has been allowed inside the nursery.
It’s where we met with the family and the president of the nursery, Bruce Knox.
We talked to Knox in the greenhouse after he met the Chrichlows, who are eager to get more help for their son.
Knox told us he has one more inspection before he can start growing the plants.
“We hope to be cultivating or dispensing late summer,” Bruce Knox said.
Knox says he has relatives who have epilepsy and it was them and meeting people like the Crichlows who changed his mind-set after he applied for the license.
“People want to know, why are you doing this?” Russell asked.
“I started out looking at it as a business opportunity,” Knox responded.
It’s a nursery surrounded by families and it's even near a schools less than 2 miles away.
The neighbors we talked to support what Knox is doing -- as long as it's safe.
“Security is No.1 with my family,” said neighbor Sean Naidenoff. “I would hope they have procedures in place."
“So the security measures are already in place?” Russell asked.
“Yes,” Knox responded, explaining that his facility has cameras, fencing, and an alarm all designed to keep criminals away.
Channel 9 found out the location could be the home to other types of medical marijuana.
That's if Florida voters approve Amendment 2 this November.
But Knox says that's not his priority right now.
“That is very possible,” he said, “but we are focused on high CBD medical cannabis at this point and helping families.”
Families like the Crichlows.
“I know it's going to better him and I’m excited to see,” Roberto Crichlow said.
9 Investigates also learned Knox Nursery will serve as the only central Florida locationwhere patients can purchase and pick up Charlotte's Web.