Five stores opened on Dec. 1, with stocked shelves and eager shoppers. Here’s how it happened.
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Illinois hands out first social equity cannabis retail licenses
The state of Illinois gives a long-awaited go-ahead so the first two social equity cannabis retailers in the state.
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As a proud Jersey stoner, legalization day fulfills a lifelong dream
Holding weed always came with a tinge of fear in NJ. Now, after more than a century, the fear is finally gone.
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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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‘Pot shop’ panic plagues the Canadian cannabis industry
As the number of cannabis retail locations skyrocket, so does moral panic about a new kind of ‘herb’n sprawl’.
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Looking for hot new cannabis products? Ask a budtender!
Budtenders are a wealth of product knowledge—what’s hot, what’s not, and what they keep in their stash box.
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Terpenes or THC? Retailers share the secret to buying the best bud
Let our retail experts tell you if you’re buying weed wrong.
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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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The pandemic has changed Canadian cannabis retail for the better
Cannabis retail in Canada was hit hard by the pandemic, even as an essential service. But there is a silver lining!
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