Dispensaries

Too many dispensaries can be a bad thing. That’s according to a panel of experts, who gathered for “Retail in the Garden State: The Municipal Control Effect” at the Benzinga Cannabis Market Spotlight on Monday (June 17) in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Municipalities often see...

New Jersey’s cannabis industry now boasts 126 dispensaries as of May 2024. This rapid expansion follows the legalization of adult-use cannabis sales less than two years ago and highlights the booming cannabis market. Governor Murphy Praises Progress Governor Phil Murphy celebrated this...

In a shift reflecting America’s changing attitudes towards cannabis, the number of cannabis dispensaries has surpassed that of McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) restaurants, showing an evolution in consumer trends and legal frameworks. With a majority of the U.S. population now living in...

This article was originally published on Weedmaps and appears here with permission.  Home to the world's two largest cannabis dispensaries, 68 total cannabis stores, over 170 flower strains, and countless other weed products, Las Vegas has all but fulfilled its “Amsterdam on...

Queens Welcomes NY's First Woman-Owned Cannabis Shop New York City opened its fourth legal recreational cannabis store and first outside of Manhattan last week. Good Grades, the Jamaica, Queens pop-up dispensary at 162-03 Jamaica Ave. is also the first woman-owned dispensary...

What Does New York Have To Offer? On Sunday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the opening of the first store selling recreational cannabis in the Capital Region, reported The Record. As part of New York State's Seeding Opportunity Initiative and the state's equity goals in cannabis...

This article was originally published on Askgrowers and appears here with permission. It's no secret that cannabis businesses have been looking into ways to get more information out of their customers in a way that's not just friendly and positive but also helpful. Some dispensaries...

Retail cannabis sales in Michigan, Benzinga's home estate, expanded 27.5% in 2022, reaching $2 billion. The Great Lake State is home to nearly 600 retail businesses, meaning there's a cannabis store for almost every 17,000 Michigan residents, MLive reported last year. However, these...

New Rec Marijuana Shops Set To Open In Boston Area Massachusetts-based Blue River will open its first adult-use cannabis retail locations in the greater Boston area in the coming weeks. The new stores will feature the company's proprietary lines of solventless extracts, vapes, oral...

Terps Cannabis Expands Retail Presence In MA With New Store Terps Cannabis has been celebrating the opening of its new location in Charlton, Massachusetts, from Friday, Nov. 18, through Monday, Nov.21. Hosted in partnership with local food pantry, Chip-In-Food-Pantry, Danksgiving - a pre-...

Curaleaf Opens New Store In Florida & Arizona On Heels Of Tryke Deal Last week, Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) launched cannabis sales in two cannabis shops, one in Florida and the other in Arizona. Located at 9268 SE Maricamp Rd in Ocala, the new 3,216-square-foot store is...

Cresco Labs Expands Retail Footprint In Florida Cresco Labs (OTCQX: CRLBF) is expanding its Sunnyside retail brand in Florida with three new dispensaries in Cape Coral, Tampa and Panama City Beach, bringing up the total store count to 19 locations in the Sunshine State and 53 nationwide...

Schwazze To Open Emerald Fields Dispensary In Denver's Highlands Neighborhood Vertically integrated cannabis company Schwazze (OTCQX: SHWZ) (NEO: SHWZ) is opening an adult-use 'cannaboutique,' Emerald Fields, formally known as Urban Health & Wellness Inc. in the...

Marijuana use among young people in the United States overall has declined over the past few years, a government-funded study found last year. Specifically, the data identified a 38% year-over-year reduction in self-reported marijuana use among eighth-graders, a 38% decline among 10th graders ...

Curaleaf Kicks Off Rec Sales At Edgewater Park, NJ Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) launched adult-use sales at its Edgewater Park, New Jersey dispensary on May 25. Located at 4237 US-130, Curaleaf Edgewater Park is now the company's second location to sell adult-use...