Here's Where To Buy Legal Weed: New Cannabis Shop In Times Square And More Retail Updates From Six States, Beyond Borders

The New York Cannabis Control Board officially approved home cultivation rules for residents in June, allowing adults over 21 to grow weed at home, by specific plant count limits. ILGM (I Love Growing Marijuana), a cannabis seed company, celebrated the milestone by offering a fun giveaway of $100 worth of cannabis seeds to each of 420 lucky New Yorkers.

Meanwhile, the cannabis retail footprint in the Empire State state has been steadily growing and will continue following Governor Kathy Hochul’s office announcement to issue an additional 105 adult-use licenses, bringing total to 654 issued year-to-date.

On Thursday, Nicklz on 48th Street and Eighth Avenue in Times Square kicked off cannabis sales, reported ABC7 News. The shop's owner, Nicholas Koury is backed by the New York Cannabis Social Equity Investment Fund.

Cannabis Retail News From Six States

TerrAscend Corp. TSND TSNDF announced the opening of The Apothecarium Nottingham earlier in June. It's the company's fourth retail location in Maryland and 39th dispensary nationwide. Located at 8241 Perry Hall Blvd in Nottingham, replaces The Apothecarium Parkville and will sell both medical and recreational cannabis.

Verano Holdings Corp. (Cboe CA: VRNO) VRNOF will launch sales at MÜV Naranja and MÜV Port Richey on Friday, June 21, raising its retail footprint to 77 dispensaries across Florida and 142 locations nationwide. Both MÜV Naranja, located at 26655 South Dixie Highway, and MÜV Port Richey, located at 9010 U.S. Highway 19, feature online menus for effortless browsing of their product selection, including the company's signature Verano Reserve, MÜV and Sweet Supply flower, Encore edibles, On the Rocks concentrates and extracts and (the) Essence and Savvy flower and extracts.

Klutch Cannabis, one of the Midwest’s premier vertically integrated cannabis companies, said this week that it has been awarded two new provisional dispensary licenses from the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control, one each in Cuyahoga and Summit Counties. The move stems from the settlement of three dispensary application appeals originally filed against the Ohio Board of Pharmacy and marks the end of almost 6.5 years of litigation for the company. The first store to receive a provisional dispensary license will be located at 300 East Prospect Avenue in Cleveland, while the second will be located at 10650 Northfield Road in Northfield Village.

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Stash Dispensaries announced a new bundle offer that gives fans an exclusive opportunity to meet Chicago rapper King Louie. This event will take place on Saturday, June 22nd, at the company's Orland Hills location in a consumption lounge. Customers who purchase the special “Royal Tree Bundle” will gain access to a meet and greet with King Louie in the lounge.

Illinois will also host this fall's Benzinga's two-day cannabis event. Hear directly for top executives, investors and policymakers at the 19th Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, coming to Chicago this Oct. 8-9. Get your tickets now before prices surge by following this link.

The Cannabist Company Holdings Inc. (Cboe CA: CBST) CBSTF 3LP opened its newest dispensary in Richmond, Virginia in June. Cannabist Richmond, located at 4320 S Laburnum Ave., will serve registered medical patients.

Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. AAWH AAWH is relocating its cannabis dispensary in Montclair, New Jersey to Wharton. To celebrate the opening of the Wharton dispensary, Ascend invites customers, patients, and community members to join in the grand opening festivities on June 28, 2024.

New Cannabis Stores Beyond US Borders

High Tide Inc. HITI HITI 2LYA revealed that its Canna Cabana retail cannabis store at 5308 17 Ave SW Calgary will start selling recreational cannabis products and consumption accessories for adult use on Friday, June 21. The opening will mark High Tide’s 173rd Canna Cabana branded retail cannabis location in Canada and the 80th in the province of Alberta.

In Guernsey, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a self-governing dependency of the British Crown, a cannabis store is set to open later this year, reported the BBC. Bailiwick Botanicals said that it has taken the lease at the Weighbridge House. The building is formerly known as the White Hart.

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