No organization is directly tracking how many craft growers are building out a facility, but it seems you could count facilities under construction on two hands.
There are still a lot of questions that need to be answered before New York’s heavily subsidized social equity dispensary program can be deemed any kind of success.
Despite confusion among applicants, New Jersey’s top regulator, Jeff Brown, wants everyone to know: No matter the circumstances social equity or “conditional” licenses will be considered first.
Most Midwest states and New England sales totals generally stayed flat during the summer months.
Maryland’s medical program had over $42 million in sales last June, between 103 licensed dispensaries and 18 growers. And all of that is expected to hit the rocket boosters, since voters are expected to approve adult use sales this November.
It appears the state is on pace for an average of about $35.3 million of adult use sales per month.
Andrew Brisbo, Michigan’s soon-to-be former chief cannabis regulator, is a stickler for detail, transparency, and for clear metrics for success. At the same time, he managed the explosive growth of his state’s cannabis industry.
Michigan’s Director of the Cannabis Regulatory Agency, Andrew Brisbo, will be stepping down September 17 to take another job as director of the state’s Bureau of Construction Codes.
We need to look at three numbers that have the rapt attention of investors and operators alike: the ratio of dispensaries in a state to population and price per pound.
We’re going to be reporting on New York State’s dispensary approval process a great deal. It has all the potential for creating a dispensary train wreck.
