Maryland cannabis retailer Goldleaf plans Florida expansion

Maryland cannabis retailer Goldleaf is embarking on a far-reaching expansion in the Florida market less than two years after it first received its license to operate in the Sunshine State. The Annapolis-based company is preparing to bring a second cultivation center online later this fall, according to Senior VP of Retail Michael Tese, who is leading Goldleaf’s expansion in Florida. The new 50,000 square-foot indoor cultivation facility in Bradenton is slated to produce its first crop by mid-November, and will also function as a distribution hub for the greater Tampa Bay region down the Gulf Coast to Naples, Tese said.