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FLUENT rebrands licensee to Spirit Lake Road Nursery in Florida name-change wave

FLUENT joins at least 11 other Florida cannabis retailers in updating legal entity names, per state license roster.

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Machine-written from our data · source: State license roster
September 26, 2026 · 9:39 AM ET
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FLUENT has changed its registered licensee name to Spirit Lake Road Nursery, LLC, according to Florida's state license roster updated September 26. The move is part of a coordinated wave of licensee-name updates affecting major Florida retailers, including Trulieve, Surterra Wellness, The Flowery, MÜV, Planet 13 Florida, Sunnyside, and others, all recorded on the same date.

The pattern suggests either a regulatory filing requirement, a compliance deadline, or a broader corporate restructuring across the Florida medical cannabis sector. All name changes appear administrative in nature—legal entity adjustments rather than ownership transfers or operational shifts. Florida currently maintains 830 open retail locations across roughly 50 cultivation and manufacturing licenses.

Key to watch: whether these licensee-name changes correlate with pending regulatory guidance, tax or compliance adjustments, or reflect parent-company consolidation across operators.

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