Trulieve opening Treasure Coast's first medical marijuana treatment dispensary on Thursday

VERO BEACH — The Treasure Coast's first medical marijuana treatment dispensary opens Thursday.

Trulieve will open its doors at its newest location, 1814 Commerce Ave., Vero Beach, at 10 a.m., the company announced Wednesday.

The public may attend the opening and visit the lobby area, but will not be allowed into the dispensing area, spokeswoman Victoria Walker said.

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It might be Vero Beach's only dispensary. City Council banned dispensaries last year, but had to allow the Trulieve location because it was approved months before the ban. Indian River County also has banned dispensaries.

Dispensaries are allowed in Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie County, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Satellite Beach and Titusville. Brevard County is ending its ban on dispensaries this month.

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Trulieve has 13 other dispensaries in Florida, including in Orlando, Clearwater, Tampa, Bradenton and Edgewater.

"Our goal has always been to provide patients access to safe, quality products and we're pleased that we are able to provide that for the Treasure Coast," Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers said in a statement. "We know that having a location in the area will help us to continue bringing customized, effective care to the patients that need it most."

There are no dispensaries between Palm Beach County to the south and Volusia County to the north, despite a voter-approved 2016 constitutional amendment legalizing the use of medical marijuana for patients with illnesses such as cancer, Crohn's disease, epilepsy or glaucoma.

But Trulieve is unlikely to remain the Treasure Coast's only dispensary.

Alachua-based Liberty Health Services — which applied Feb. 14 to operate in a shopping center at 10941 U.S. 1, Port St. Lucie — said recently it is weeks away from opening.

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