GTI files licensee-name change for Rise Dispensaries in Florida

Florida license roster shows GTI updating its legal entity name for the Rise Dispensaries chain on Sept. 16.

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Machine-written from our data · source: State license roster

September 16, 2026 · 9:39 AM ET

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GTI (Green Thumb Industries) has filed a licensee-name change for Rise Dispensaries in Florida, according to state license roster filings dated September 16. The filing appears to be an administrative update to the company's legal entity designation on its existing Florida retail licenses.

The move occurs amid a broader wave of ownership and licensing activity in Florida's medical cannabis market. On the same date, major operators including Trulieve, The Flowery, Surterra Wellness, Sunnyside, and Sunburn all filed similar licensee-name changes—a pattern suggesting possible routine license-renewal or compliance documentation cycles rather than substantive operational shifts.

Florida's retail market remains substantially licensed, with 830 open retail locations on the books as of late September. Watch whether GTI files follow-up amendments or if the name change reflects a broader corporate restructuring among multi-state operators in the state.

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