Cannabis Dispensaries & Retail News

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

Utah to Rework Cannabis Distribution Rules

Wed / Jul 31st

Utah officials and legislative leaders are working on a new way to distribute medical cannabis in the state amid concerns… Read More

Lindsey Mintz: Combining Cannabis Education & Retail

Thu / Jun 27th

Lindsey Mintz is the owner and managing partner of Smokin’ Gun Apothecary, a prohibition-themed and self-described “late-night” cannabis dispensary located… Read More

New Jersey Eyes 100-Dispensary Expansion

Tue / Jun 4th

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is proposing adding nearly 100 medical cannabis dispensaries in the state as part of his… Read More

Arkansas Medical Cannabis Sales Top 100 Pounds In First Month

Mon / Jun 3rd

Arkansas’ only two functioning medical cannabis dispensaries have sold more than 100 pounds of cannabis since legal sales commenced on… Read More

Los Angeles Files First Civil Suit Against Unlicensed Dispensary

Fri / Apr 19th

The city of Los Angeles, California is suing Kush Club 20, an unlicensed cannabis dispensary, claiming that it was selling… Read More

Michigan Regulators Clarify CBD Rules Under State Cannabis Programs

Tue / Apr 2nd

In accordance with federal rules, CBD not produced under Michigan’s medical or recreational cannabis guidelines cannot be added to food… Read More

Acreage Holdings Expands Retail Footprint to Queens, NY

Wed / Feb 20th

A new medical cannabis dispensary in Queens, New York — The Botanist Queens — is the latest entity to open… Read More

Study Shows Increase, Then Decline In Crime Around Cannabis Dispensaries

Wed / Feb 20th

A study conducted by the University of Colorado at Denver has shown an initial increase in crime rates in neighborhoods… Read More

Massachusetts Dispensary Replaces Lines With App

Mon / Jan 21st

The eighth Massachusetts dispensary to launch sales will be the first in the state to use an app instead of… Read More

Arkansas Issues First Medical Cannabis Dispensary Licenses

Mon / Jan 21st

The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration issued the state’s first six medical cannabis dispensary licenses on Friday, according to… Read More

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