Cannabis Dispensaries & Retail News

Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Slump As COVID Outbreak Spreads

Tue / Mar 24th

Despite an initial rush to stockpile cannabis products before social distancing kicked off in earnest, adult-use cannabis sales have plummeted… Read More

Dispensaries Deemed Essential During California Stay at Home Order

Fri / Mar 20th

California dispensaries will likely remain open during the statewide stay at home order issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) yesterday,… Read More

Washington to Allow ‘Curbside Service’ at Cannabis Dispensaries

Thu / Mar 19th

Washington State cannabis retailers may remain open amid the coronavirus outbreak and response after regulators announced rules for the cannabis… Read More

San Francisco Dispensaries Exempted From City-Wide Lockdown

Wed / Mar 18th

San Francisco, California cannabis dispensaries will remain open alongside essential businesses as the city shuts down most nonessential businesses amid… Read More

How Cannabis Dispensaries Can Adjust to Social Distancing

Wed / Mar 18th

Taking the COVID-19 outbreak seriously is of the utmost importance, but many people are facing weeks without a paycheck if… Read More

Dispensary Sales Surge Amid Social Distancing

Tue / Mar 17th

As U.S. citizens begin to prepare for social isolation efforts aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19, or the coronavirus,… Read More

San Francisco May Consider Freezing Cannabis Licensing

Wed / Mar 11th

While cannabis sales in San Francisco have increased since statewide legalization in 2018, the number of licensed dispensaries has also… Read More

Utah Dispensaries Open Amid Patient Access Issues

Mon / Mar 2nd

Utah’s long-embattled medical cannabis program launches today but, even as the first dispensary opens its doors, patients have reported issues… Read More

Tone-Deaf Milk “Dispensary” Announced by California Dairy

Tue / Feb 11th

News reports of a 1.1 billion-dollar decline in US dairy sales correlated with a massive switch to plant-based milk beverages… Read More

Report: Oregon Has Most Dispensaries Per Capita

Fri / Jan 31st

Oregon has 16.5 cannabis dispensaries per 100,000 people – more per capita than any other state, according to a report… Read More

Denver Dispensary Robberies Reach 3-Year High

Tue / Jan 21st

Cannabis dispensary robberies and break-ins in the Denver, Colorado metro-area reached a three-year high in 2019, the Denver Post reports.… Read More

High Times to Buy Dispensary Licenses In Los Angeles & Las Vegas

Fri / Jan 17th

High Times has signed a deal with dispensary licensees in Los Angeles and Las Vegas with plans to open two… Read More

Stephen Rechif: Operating a Community-Focused Cannabis Dispensary

Thu / Jan 16th

Stephen recently answered some of our questions about Bloom Room‘s success story, day-to-day operations, company culture, and more. Check out… Read More

Weedmaps Removes 2,700 Unlicensed Dispensaries

Fri / Jan 10th

Weedmaps has reportedly removed about 2,700 illegally operating cannabis dispensaries from its site since the start of the year, according… Read More

Illinois Dispensaries Brace for Product Shortages

Wed / Jan 8th

One week after legalized cannabis sales in Illinois, dispensaries are running low on products, forcing some of them to temporarily… Read More

Utah Announces 14 Medical Cannabis Pharmacy Locations

Tue / Jan 7th

The Utah Department of Health has chosen the locations of the state’s fourteen medical cannabis “pharmacies.” Ten applicants were awarded… Read More

Michigan Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Launch Sunday, December 1

Fri / Nov 29th

Michigan’s adult-use cannabis market is opening to consumers on Sunday, December 1, about one year after voters in the state… Read More

Medmen Cutting 190+ Jobs

Wed / Nov 20th

Medmen Enterprises is cutting more than 190 jobs, the Chicago Tribune reports. The layoffs come about a month after the… Read More

Texas Shuts Down Dispensary Application Website

Fri / Oct 11th

The Texas Department of Pubic Safety has abruptly suspended the medical cannabis application process without an explanation just one week… Read More

Meg Sanders: Compassionate Dispensary Management

Thu / Sep 26th

Meg recently joined our podcast host TG Branfalt for an interview about cannabis dispensary management and the budding Massachusetts market.… Read More

Seattle Dispensary Tests Vapes for Vitamin E Acetate, Finds 100% Pass Rate

Wed / Sep 25th

In response to the vaporizer-linked pulmonary disease sweeping the nation, Uncle Ike’s cannabis dispensary in Seattle recently submitted vaporizer cartridges… Read More

New Study Shows Crime Reduction Near Colorado Dispensaries

Tue / Sep 17th

A new study published in The Journal of Regional Science and Urban Economics shows a substantial reduction in crime rates… Read More

Steve DeAngelo: Evolution of the Cannabis Industry

Wed / Sep 11th

Steve DeAngelo — who is is nothing short of a cannabis industry icon, having co-founded Harborside, Steep Hill Labs, Arcview… Read More

10 Sacramento, California Dispensaries Robbed In Last Month

Thu / Sep 5th

Sacramento, California authorities are investigating at least 10 break-ins at legal cannabis businesses in the city over the last month,… Read More

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