Dispensaries

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Adult-use cannabis shops in Maine sold $1.4 million worth of cannabis during their first month despite supply shortages and in-store purchase limits.

The Northern Lights Cannabis Company has officially begun operations as the first tribal-owned cannabis business in Michigan.

Teddy Scott is the CEO and co-founder of Ethos Cannabis, a Mid-Atlantic and East Coast-focused multi-state cannabis operator.

Former NBA star Shawn Kemp is set to open the first Black-owned cannabis dispensary in Seattle, Washington on October 30.

Employees at the 100% Black-owned and operated Cannabliss dispensary unanimously voted last week to become the first in Washington DC to unionize.

The first medical cannabis dispensaries in Missouri opened near St. Louis over the weekend. Officials expect most of the state’s 192 anticipated dispensaries to open by the end of the year.

With the opening of Virginia’s first medical cannabis dispensary last week, it is the latest state to implement a full-plant medical cannabis system.

Vermont is the 11th state to establish a legal cannabis marketplace after Gov. Phil Scott announced he would allow the tax-and-regulate bill to pass into law without his signature.

Cannabis sales to out-of-state residents have nearly doubled in Illinois, from $8.6 million in January to $17.2 million in August.

Eight Canadian cannabis brands sent a joint letter to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police requesting law enforcement action against Weedmaps, who they say is hindering the legal industry by listing unlicensed dispensaries.

Cannabis dispensaries in Portland, Oregon have been targeted by at least 47 break-ins since May; store owners believe it’s the same group hitting multiple dispensaries.

Pennsylvania cannabis dispensaries recorded a 70% increase in weekly patient visits from February to August, which fully encompasses COVID-19’s spread throughout the United States.

The San Francisco Office of Cannabis warned SF-based cannabis businesses to expect potential criminal attacks during protests scheduled for the holiday weekend.

7-Eleven has purchased buildings that house four different medical cannabis dispensaries in Oklahoma and is refusing to allow the businesses to stay.

Denver-based Schwazze is set to acquire 14 Star Buds locations throughout Colorado including 13 dispensaries and one cultivation site.

Following a pattern of dispensary burglaries during last weekend’s unrest, California regulators have started pulling databases containing cannabis business information from public view.

Protests over the police killing of George Floyd took place nationwide over the weekend; in California, cannabis dispensaries were wrecked and looted, including Cookies and several MedMen locations.

Arkansas-based Harvest Cannabis Dispensary has won a preliminary injunction in its trademark dispute against Natural State Enterprises, a multi-state cannabis operator.

Massachusetts, the only state to shut down its adult-use cannabis industry under its coronavirus response measures, has resumed adult-use sales.

The High Times brand is continuing its push into cannabis retail, announcing last week that the company would buy 13 planned and operational California cannabis dispensaries.

Dispensaries in Nevada can offer curbside pickup services starting today as a new strategy for the state’s coronavirus response.

Officials in Ware, Massachusetts have approved a bid by Curaleaf to host a medical cannabis dispensary inside of its store that has been licensed for adult-use sales.

Columbia Care, a multi-state cannabis operator, has announced a new platform to allow for online sales and virtual physician appointments.