Dispensaries

Miami, Florida has issued its first medical cannabis dispensary license to MRC-44, six years after Florida legalized medical cannabis and only after the recipient challenged the city with a lawsuit.

Cara Wietstock meets with Kim Myles, host and designer for the new reality series High Design on Discovery+, where she travels around the country bringing her interior design wisdom to independently-owned cannabis dispensaries.

When the pandemic lockdowns struck, digital marketing quickly became the best form of outreach for cannabis retailers. But now that restrictions have largely been lifted, how has the industry’s landscape changed?

New Jersey is set to begin adult-use cannabis sales on Thursday, April 21 after approving applications from current medical providers to expand into the new market.

Some New Mexico cannabis patients are growing frustrated as increased product demand from adult-use sales is straining the state’s medical cannabis supply.

The Ohio Board of Pharmacy is looking to add 73 new dispensary licenses after the state’s demand for medical cannabis far exceeded projections.

The multistate cannabis operator Curaleaf was added to TIME Magazine’s list of the “100 Most Influential Companies in the World.”

Arkansas saw medical cannabis sales reach $21.1 million in February, bringing a total of $2.333 million in tax revenues.

The Alabama Senate introduced a bill that would require women of ‘childbearing’ age to submit a state-certified negative pregnancy test before purchasing medical cannabis.

The cost of cannabis products has dropped over the past year due to impacts from the coronavirus pandemic and supply chain issues, according to cannabis analytics firm Headset.

Medical cannabis sales in Arkansas surpassed $20 million in January 2022, raising $2.84 million in tax revenue for the state.

The Virginia Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would let adult-use cannabis sales begin on September 15 but limit licenses to the state’s current medical cannabis companies.

More than 40% of Connecticut towns have opted out of allowing cannabis operations citing conflicts between state and federal law.

A Washington bill that passed the state Senate unanimously last week would increase penalties for robbing licensed cannabis retailers.

The combined sales from Montana’s new adult-use cannabis marketplace surpassed $1.5 million over its launch last weekend.

The deadline for New York’s municipalities to ban cannabis industry operations has passed with some 42% opting out of dispensaries and 48% opting out of on-site consumption businesses.

San Diego officials are gathering feedback on a proposal to eliminate certain zoning rules that could increase the number of cannabis dispensaries in the city by up to 40%.

Visa issued a warning recently against dispensaries using “Cashless ATMs” to mimic the process of purchasing cannabis products with a credit or debit card.

A recent study found cannabis legalization had no negative effect on Colorado’s labor market and that allowing state-licensed cannabis dispensaries leads to an increased local employment rate.

Chris Ray is the general manager for The Tree House, a cannabis dispensary in Anchorage, Alaska.

Typically stocked with large quantities of both cash and cannabis, dispensaries have become a prime target amid a growing trend of smash-and-grab retail robberies.

Indigenous and Native American tribes have stewarded the land in North America for countless generations. Today, Indigenous-owned cannabis and hemp brands are thriving in the industry despite regulatory obstacles including licensing issues, local restrictions, and more.

Ayr Wellness announced a $55 million deal to acquire Illinois-based Gentle Ventures, LLC, which owns and operates Dispensary 33 — the last independent cannabis retailer in Chicago.

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. is opening West Virginia’s first medical cannabis dispensary today, more than four years after lawmakers approved the program.