A crowd of about 50 Palm Beach and Broward county residents happily waited in long lines Thursday morning to buy products at the grand opening of Trulieve, Boynton Beach’s first medical marijuana dispensary.

Trulieve spokeswoman Victoria Walker said the company offers 98 products such as vape pens, oral syringes, capsules, nasal sprays and topical creams.

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The Tallahassee-based company already has 17 dispensaries, stretching from Miami to Pensacola, and is the biggest of seven cannabis growers that have licenses to sell medical marijuana to Florida patients.

A patient consultant shows a vape cartridge to a patient at Trulieve medical marijuana treatment center in Boynton Beach Thursday, October 4, 2018. (Bruce R. Bennett / The Palm Beach Post)

Cannatol Nasal Rescue Spray on display at Trulieve medical marijuana treatment center in Boynton Beach Thursday, October 4, 2018. (Bruce R. Bennett / The Palm Beach Post)

Indica, CBD, and Sativa oral syringes at Trulieve medical marijuana treatment center in Boynton Beach Thursday, October 4, 2018. (Bruce R. Bennett / The Palm Beach Post)

The Boynton shop is the third in Palm Beach County, joining two in Lake Worth, which has since placed a moratorium on allowing more.

In West Palm Beach and Wellington, medical marijuana shops are free to open in commercial zones after both cities approved them in 2018.

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"As a large portion of our patients are in South Florida, opening a dispensary in Boynton Beach will further allow us to continue bringing safe and effective care to the those who need it most, including patients that may not have had the ability to make it to a physical location before," Trulieve’s CEO Kim Rivers said.

Walker said Boynton Beach is a great location because there’s plenty of parking and the store is large for easy access.

The lobby of Trulieve medical marijuana treatment center in Boynton Beach Thursday, October 4, 2018. (Bruce R. Bennett / The Palm Beach Post)

William Castoldi, who drove to Boynton from Pompano Beach on Thursday, liked the store’s calm and welcoming atmosphere. Castoldi said he uses marijuana for back pain and is actually training to become an employee with Trulieve.

"(The workers) are very hospitable, they actively listen and have a passion for this as much as any person who walks in," Castoldi said. "The veil has been lifted and there is just a sense of joy around everybody."

Trulieve shares its building with Motor City Pizza and Joey’s Home Bakery. Walker said the business owners have been very welcoming and provided breakfast and lunch for patients Thursday.

A patient consultant shows a vape pen to a patient at Trulieve medical marijuana treatment center in Boynton Beach Thursday, October 4, 2018. (Bruce R. Bennett / The Palm Beach Post)

Raquel Ingram said her aunt has been cancer free for eights years from using medical marijuana products.

"I’ve dealt with (medical marijuana) hands on, and I am interested in how it’s helping people in their day to day activities," Ingram said.

Lake Worth’s dispensaries — Knox Medical and Curaleaf — are both on Dixie Highway. Jared Becker, who lives in Boca Raton, registered for a medical marijuana license a couple months ago prefers Trulieve products.

"I think Trulieve’s flower pods are better and they also sell breast cancer pods which goes toward a great cause," Becker said.

Walker said Trulieve plans to open another store in West Palm Beach near Military Trail, but is unsure when it will open.

Boynton Beach opened the Florida Medical Marijuana Health Center last year on 700 W. Boynton Beach Blvd, that administers marijuana cards. The center has two Boca Raton doctors who specialize in medical marijuana and evaluate patients interested in the medicine.

Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers welcomes patients to the Trulieve medical marijuana treatment center in Boynton Beach Thursday, October 4, 2018. (Bruce R. Bennett / The Palm Beach Post)

These doctors are among about 130 in Palm Beach County and more than 1,700 statewide who have passed a course allowing them to make recommendations for medical marijuana use to the state, according to the Florida Department of Health. Patients must register with the state’s Medical Marijuana Use Registry before getting doctor’s approval.

The number of registered medical marijuana patients in Florida is nearly 170,000, with that count growing exponentially each week, according to the Office of Medical Marijuana Use.

Trulieve’s is at 1534 SW 8th Street, off Woolbright Road and open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

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Patient consultants assist patients at Trulieve medical marijuana treatment center in Boynton Beach Thursday, October 4, 2018. (Bruce R. Bennett / The Palm Beach Post)