Dispensaries

Adult-use cannabis sales have started in Arizona, making it the quickest state so far to move from voter approval to a fully-fledged recreational marketplace.

The UFCW California chapter and Have-a-Heart dispensaries in Oakland and Santa Cruz have reached a back pay settlement of $75,000 for workers who missed out on union raises.

An Illinois judge has ruled against an effort by the Illinois Craft Cannabis Association to force the licensing of craft cannabis businesses in the state after many months of delay from the coronavirus pandemic.

Adult-use cannabis sales could commence in Arizona by March with existing medical cannabis dispensaries getting the first licenses, followed by 26 social equity licenses.

Cindy De La Vega is CEO and part-owner of STIIIZY Union Square, the first Latina-owned dispensary in San Francisco, California.

A condo association in Aspen, Colorado is asking their landlord to evict a cannabis dispensary from one of its commercial units.

AltMed is suing the city of Miami Beach in efforts to overturn a city board decision that blocks medical cannabis dispensaries from being located within 1,200 feet of each other.

With the digital age in full swing, cannabis companies must learn to adapt to modern necessities like an optimized strategy for SEO, or search engine optimization.

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.