Dispensaries

A group of New York cannabis dispensary owners are suing state regulators, claiming they allowed dispensaries to open too close to one another in violation of state laws.

The New York adult-use cannabis industry recently exceeded $1 billion in total sales according to the annual Office of Cannabis Management industry report.

The price of cannabis flower in Ohio’s new adult-use market fell $50 in the last four months, from $261.50 in August to $211.00 in December.

The Delaware Office of the Marijuana Commissioner has awarded the state’s first 15 adult-use dispensary licenses. The winners were selected by lottery from a pool of 529 applicants.

Democrat lawmakers in Virginia say they are planning to again push for a cannabis sales bill next year despite the likelihood of such a proposal being vetoed by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

Connecticut cannabis prices hit an all-time low this year at $10.86 per gram, according to data from the Department of Consumer Protection.

A New Jersey proposal would establish a program to let individuals voluntarily prohibit themselves from purchasing adult-use cannabis products from licensed dispensaries.

A dispensary employee was charged with murder after a deadly shooting during an armed robbery in North Portland, highlighting the ongoing risks cannabis industry workers face due to primarily cash-only retail operations.

Cannabis regulators in Vermont have paused accepting new cannabis retail and some cultivation applications in an effort to curb the “problem of retail saturation.”

Los Angeles County officials this week approved a motion to “deplatform” unlicensed cannabis dispensaries from online platforms like Google and Yelp.

Licensed cannabis dispensaries in Ohio sold more than $44 million worth of cannabis during the first month of adult-use sales, according to state data.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on Saturday opened the Great Smoky Cannabis Company to all adult-use cannabis customers. The shop, located in the Qualla Boundary, is North Carolina’s first and only retail cannabis location.

City officials in Sacramento this week voted to put on hold a proposal to increase the number of cannabis dispensary licenses in the city by 50%.

Ohio dispensaries approved to serve adult-use customers sold more than $11.5 million worth of recreational cannabis products during the market’s first five days.

A recent survey found that the vast majority of Americans either get their cannabis entirely from legal sources (65%) or mostly from legal sources (12%).

Ohio regulators said they will issue dual-use licenses to many medical cannabis dispensaries on Tuesday this week, setting up the state’s first legal adult-use cannabis sales since voters approved the legalization reforms last year.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) this month gave final approval to adding generalized anxiety to the state’s medical cannabis qualifying conditions list; he also vetoed a bill to let medical cannabis dispensaries build greenhouses on their cultivation sites.

Since its launch about three weeks ago, the New York task force assigned to shutting down illegally operating cannabis dispensaries has closed 114 storefronts.

Ohio medical cannabis dispensaries can now apply for special permits allowing early adult-use cannabis sales ahead of the recreational program’s anticipated launch later this month.

A key Delaware House committee has advanced a proposal to allow early adult-use cannabis sales by letting medical dispensaries service adult-use customers; some industry advocates say the move would be giving certain businesses an unfair advantage.

The first medical cannabis dispensary in North Carolina opened for business on 4/20, serving patients registered with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ Cannabis Control Board and cardholders from other state or tribal programs.

Colorado-based Sun Theory Holding Co. announced it has acquired Terrapin Care Station, which operates five retail cannabis dispensaries in the state.