The Florida cannabis industry is growing. Here's why Palm Beachers may want in.

The first Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce breakfast event of the year focused on a taboo subject that is said to have numerous business opportunities.

At the Jan. 4 breakfast at The Breakers, nearly 400 residents and business owners gathered to learn about Florida's cannabis industry. 

Laurel Baker, the chamber's chief executive officer, said she thought the presentation would provoke an important discussion not commonly heard. 

"One of the directions that I have in finding programs is to bring to light topics that you normally wouldn't think to go to a chamber breakfast to hear," she said. 

Baker said the idea of a cannabis business goes beyond the walls of a dispensary.