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NY on pace for 37 operating adult-use cannabis stores by year-end, gov says

A flurry of potential December grand openings means New York is on track to have 37 adult-use cannabis stores in operation statewide by the end of the year, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
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Rhode Island’s first legal weed stores open to eager shoppers

Five stores opened on Dec. 1, with stocked shelves and eager shoppers. Here’s how it happened.
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Canada might be home to the world’s first airport dispensary

These two men are trying to open Canada’s first cannabis retail store in an airport. Is this the beginning of a new kind of “mile high” club?
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Montana cannabis stores open to happy customers braving freezing temps

Opening day drew lines of customers on a crisp winter morning, with many excited to exercise their new freedom.
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Massachusetts town charges local cannabis companies $866,000 for “policing”

There’s no evidence that cannabis companies negatively impact their communities. So why are they paying massive impact fees?
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