Last verified: May 2026
The Six Producers
| License | Operator | Headquarters / production |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 (up to 100,000 sq ft canopy each) — awarded September 21, 2022 | ||
| C1PRO001 | Botanical Sciences, LLC (CEO Gary Long — Georgia’s first physician-owned cannabis company) | Glennville (Tattnall County) |
| C1PRO002 | Trulieve GA, Inc. (subsidiary of Florida-based Trulieve Cannabis Corp., largest U.S. medical operator) | Adel |
| Class 2 (up to 50,000 sq ft canopy each) — provisionally issued November 15, 2023 | ||
| C2PRO001 | FFD GA Holdings LLC (d/b/a Fine Fettle) | Macon |
| C2PRO002 | TheraTrue Georgia, LLC (Black-owned operator, backed by Atlanta entrepreneur Paul Judge) | Louisville |
| C2PRO003 | Natures GA, LLC | Dublin |
| C2PRO004 | Treevana Remedy Inc. | Milledgeville |
Source: GMCC license verification registry. The Class 1 process began with November 2020 applications; the Class 2 licenses were held up by litigation (more than 30 separate legal actions, per attorney Vincent Russo) for two years before finally issuing in November 2023 after a favorable Georgia Court of Appeals ruling. Trulieve operates dispensaries in Macon, Marietta, Newnan, Pooler, Evans, and Columbus; Botanical Sciences operates in Marietta, Pooler, Chamblee, Stockbridge, and Atlanta (West Midtown).
The Class 1 Producers (Sept 21, 2022)
Botanical Sciences, LLC
Georgia’s first physician-owned cannabis company. Headquartered in Glennville, Tattnall County, in southeast Georgia. CEO Gary Long. Botanical Sciences pioneered the Georgia pharmacy-dispensing model — signing up ~120 exclusive, independent pharmacy partners in October 2024 to dispense Botanical Sciences’ products statewide. The company also operates standalone retail locations in Marietta, Pooler, Chamblee, Stockbridge, and Atlanta (West Midtown).
Trulieve GA, Inc.
Subsidiary of Florida-based Trulieve Cannabis Corp., the largest U.S. medical-cannabis operator by revenue. Headquartered in Adel, Cook County. CEO of parent company: Kim Rivers. Trulieve cut the ribbon on Georgia’s first legal in-state sale at dispensaries in Macon and Marietta on April 28, 2023. Subsequent retail locations: Newnan, Pooler (Savannah), Evans (Augusta), Columbus.
The Class 2 Producers (Nov 15, 2023)
FFD GA Holdings LLC (d/b/a Fine Fettle)
License C2PRO001. Headquartered in Macon. Fine Fettle operates retail locations in Smyrna, Athens, Decatur, and other Atlanta-metro areas. Multistate operator.
TheraTrue Georgia, LLC
License C2PRO002. Headquartered in Louisville. Black-owned operator, backed by Atlanta entrepreneur Paul Judge. TheraTrue’s ownership structure is notable in a state cannabis-licensing landscape that has historically struggled with diversity outcomes.
Natures GA, LLC
License C2PRO003. Headquartered in Dublin. Operates in Atlanta-metro under the Natures GA brand.
Treevana Remedy Inc.
License C2PRO004. Headquartered in Milledgeville.
The 30+ Legal Actions That Delayed Licensure
The application window opened in November 2020. By July 2021, GMCC had named tentative winners. Then the lawsuits started. More than 30 separate legal actions were filed seeking to block licensure (per attorney Vincent Russo’s count), and many of the records were sealed under O.C.G.A. § 16-12-220 — a confidentiality provision that the Georgia First Amendment Foundation unsuccessfully challenged all the way to the Georgia Supreme Court (cert denied October 11, 2023).
The Class 1 licenses were finally issued on September 21, 2022, with the first sale not until April 28, 2023. The Class 2 licenses were held up two more years and finally issued provisionally on November 15, 2023, after a favorable Georgia Court of Appeals ruling.
Cap Allocation Logic
The 2-Class-1 + 4-Class-2 structure was designed to:
- Concentrate sufficient supply (Class 1 producers can grow up to 100K sq ft canopy each — substantial production scale) to ensure patient supply continuity.
- Provide diversity of producers (six total, with at least one Black-owned operator) for both market competition and political legitimacy.
- Distribute production geographically across the state — from Glennville in southeast Georgia to Adel in south-central, Macon in central, Louisville in east-central, Dublin in central, and Milledgeville in central.
The Vertical Integration Reality
Each licensed producer is permitted to operate up to five (later expanded with patient-registry growth) dispensaries. This produces functional vertical integration: the producer cultivates, processes, and dispenses its own product through its own retail network. The pharmacy-partner network adds a separate distribution channel for the same producers’ products.
Practical Patient Notes
- Each producer operates with somewhat different product portfolios and pricing structures — comparison-shopping among the six is possible.
- Trulieve and Botanical Sciences, as Class 1 producers, have the largest standalone retail networks and the broadest geographic coverage.
- Class 2 producers have smaller standalone retail footprints but participate in the same pharmacy-partner network.
- For a full GMCC-verified list of operating dispensaries, see gmcc.ga.gov/licensing/verify-a-license.
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