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By Garrett Rudolph TALLAHASSEE, Fl. — Florida’s amendment to legalize medical marijuana appears to have fallen short of the 60 percent vote needed to pass.

As the vice president of sales and retail operations at The Flowery, Ilya Shmidt has both his hands full.

On the one hand, he’s continuing to build the company’s dispensary footprint in Florida, the largest medical-only market in the country, while simultaneously establishing the brand in New York, easily the fastest growing adult-use market in the nation. The two states could not be any different in terms of regulations, licensing models or political climates.

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