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The legal cannabis industry in New York state, particularly in the Finger Lakes region, is celebrating this week after crossing a major hurdle in court.

Since the legalization of cannabis in New York, Britni and Jayson Tantalo have been working toward opening a cannabis dispensary. They were well on their way until a temporary injunction stalled the process.

“Just like everybody else, we were so excited for the opportunity to have legal, safe cannabis and have a dispensary and bring it to our communities throughout the state, so when this lawsuit had come up and kind of halted everybody, it was devastating,” said Britni.

They are two of the four co-founders of the New York CAURD Coalition, an organization offering support to New Yorkers with a marijuana possession conviction applying for retail licenses through the state’s Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary program.

“We’ve been placed in a situation where we have little to no funds or accessibility to funds. This bill will help us with our operational expenses,” said Britni Tantalo.

The couple spent Wednesday in Albany supporting state lawmakers in the passing of a bill to extend cannabis cultivator licenses for one year. The cultivators grew the state’s first legal cannabis

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Trulieve, a Florida-based cannabis company with dispensaries in Worcester, Framingham, and Northampton, will close all three of those operations on June 30. It will fully withdraw from the Massachusetts market by the end of 2023 in what it is calling a proactive step to preserve cash and improve its financial performance.

“These difficult but necessary measures are part of ongoing efforts to bolster business resilience and our commitment to cash preservation as we continue to focus on our business strategy of going deep in our core markets and jettisoning non-contributive assets,” CEO Kim Rivers said in a Thursday press release. “We remain fully confident in our strategic position and the long term prospects for the industry.”

Truelieve already closed retail locations in Palm Springs and Venice, California, as well as the Nevada wholesale market, according to the press release. The announcement of the closure of the Massachusetts dispensaries is in tandem with the closure of its retail location in Grover Beach, California. 

The Tallahassee company had to pay a $14,000 Occupational Safety and Health Administration fine at the end of 2022 after a worker died on site in Holyoke in January 2022. The worker, Lorna McMurrey, was hospitalized and ultimately

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Trulieve Cannabis Corp., a marijuana business operating in 11 states, on Thursday announced plans to exit the Massachusetts industry. Dispensaries in Framingham, Northampton, and Worcester are set to close their doors on June 30, with Trulieve expecting to completely cease operations in Massachusetts by the end of this year, the company announced. Cannabis Control Commission records show the business’ fourth Massachusetts outpost is a cultivation and product manufacturing site in Holyoke. “These difficult but necessary measures are part of ongoing efforts to bolster business resilience and our commitment to cash preservation as we continue to focus on our business strategy of going deep in our core markets and jettisoning non-contributive assets,” Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers said in a statement provided by the company.The measures were more immediate in California, where the company decided to close its retail location in Grover Beach and where the company previously closed dispensaries in Palm Springs and Venice.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. —

Trulieve Cannabis Corp., a marijuana business operating in 11 states, on Thursday announced plans to exit the Massachusetts industry.

Dispensaries in Framingham, Northampton, and Worcester are set to close their doors on June 30, with Trulieve expecting to completely cease operations in

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A break-in early Memorial Day at the Ayr Dispensary, a retail cannabis store on Main Street in Eatontown, cost the company a large amount of cash, police said.

Eatontown police were notified by an employee who showed up for the morning shift that day, Lt. Edward Nelson said.

None of the store’s products were taken during the burglary. There was a forced entry into the shop, but Nelson declined to elaborate or say how much exactly was stolen, citing the ongoing investigation.

A company spokesman declined to comment on the incident.

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The dispensary took over the location from Garden State Dispensary in September 2021 and rebranded itself Ayr Dispensary in the fall of 2022, one of 85 dispensaries around the country owned by Ayr, the spokesman said. They include dispensaries in Woodbridge and Union.

Nelson is urging anyone with information that could aid the investigation into the burglary to call Detective Jorge Gonzalez at 732-389-7628.

Ken Serrano covers crime, breaking news and investigations. Reach him at kserrano@gannettnj.com.

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A break-in early Memorial Day at the Ayr Dispensary, a retail cannabis store on Main Street in Eatontown, right cost the company a large amount of cash, police said.

Eatontown police were notified by an employee who showed up for the morning shift, Lt. Edward Nelson said.

None of the store’s products were taken during the burglary. There was a forced entry into the shop, but Nelson declined to elaborate or say how much exactly was stolen, citing the ongoing investigation.

A company spokesman declined to comment on the incident.

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The dispensary took over the location from Garden State Dispensary in September 2021 and rebranded itself Ayr Dispensary in the fall of 2022, one of 85 dispensaries around the country owned by Ayr, the spokesman said. It also has dispensaries in Woodbridge and Union.

Nelson is urging anyone with information that could aid the investigation into the burglary to call Detective Jorge Gonzalez at 732-389-7628.

Ken Serrano covers crime, breaking news and investigations. Reach him at kserrano@gannettnj.com.

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Ayr Dispensary weed store in Eatontown NJ burglarized

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NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Trulieve Cannabis Corp announced Thursday they will be closing all of their dispensary locations in Massachusetts by the end of the month.

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Trulieve currently operates cannabis dispensaries in Northampton, Framingham and Worcester as well as a growing facility in Holyoke. The company said all dispensaries are expected to close by June 30th and they will cease all operations in Massachusetts by the end of the year.

“These difficult but necessary measures are part of ongoing efforts to bolster business resilience and our commitment to cash preservation as we continue to focus on our business strategy of going deep in our core markets and jettisoning non-contributive assets,” said Chief Executive Officer, Kim Rivers. “We remain fully confident in our strategic position and the long term prospects for the industry.”

Trulieve was fined by OSHA last year after an employee died working at their Holyoke facility. According to OSHA, on January 7, 2022, West Springfield resident Lorna McMurrey died of occupational asthma due to exposure to ground cannabis while working at Trulieve Holyoke.

Trulieve will also be closing retail locations

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Trulieve Cannabis Corp. TRUL TCNNF announced on Thursday plans to close the cannabis retail location in Grover Beach, California, as part of its initiative to preserve cash and improve financial performance.

Since mid-2022, Trulieve has undertaken proactive steps to rationalize cash and margin dilutive assets and streamline operations while reallocating resources toward attractive markets with long-term growth potential. Measures taken to date include the closure of select California retail assets, the exit of the Nevada wholesale market and idling of production capacity to match consumer demand across multiple markets.  

The latest move follows the exit of select California retail assets last year in Palm Springs and Venice.

The Tallahassee, Florida-based company said it also plans to wind down its operations in Massachusetts, including shutting down retail locations in Framingham, Northampton and Worcester by the end of June. To that end, Trulieve expects to cease operations in the Bay State by the end of 2023.

“These difficult but necessary measures are part of ongoing efforts to bolster business resilience and our commitment to cash preservation as we continue to focus on our business strategy of going deep in our core markets and jettisoning non-contributive assets,” Kim Rivers, the company’s CEO, said. “We remain fully confident

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TEKONSHA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Authorities are searching for two suspects who broke into three marijuana dispensaries, including one in Calhoun County.

Michigan State Police said it’s investigating a break-in that happened around 3:30 a.m. May 25 at the Aim High Meds located at the intersection of M-60 and Old 27 S in Tekonsha Township, south of Marshall.

State police said both suspects wore masks covering their noses and mouths. They were seen driving a newer dark-colored Ram pickup truck.

One suspect was described as thin and last seen wearing jeans and a dark zip-up hoodie. The other was described as heavyset and last seen wearing light-colored jeans and a light-colored zip-up hood with a white symbol on the left side of the chest.

State police said the suspects also matched the description of two other dispensary break-ins in Coldwater and Jackson County’s Pulaski Township on May 25.

Anyone with information is asked to call MSP Marshall Post at 269.558.0500 to reference incident number 54-2700-23.

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Trulieve Cannabis Corp., an operator of medical marijuana dispensaries in eastern Pennsylvania, is cutting back in other parts of the U.S. to conserve cash.

As part of what it calls “optimization efforts,” Trulieve is closing a retail operation in Grover Beach, California, and ending operations in Massachusetts by the end of 2023. Trulieve operates three outlets in the Bay State.

Competition has increased in the cannabis business with new dispensaries opening. Some states, including New Jersey and New York, have made recreational marijuana legal, while Pennsylvania requires a medical card for purchases. Other users still buy marijuana the old-fashioned way, through a network of unlicensed dealers.

The closings announced Thursday follow earlier cutbacks in California and Nevada.

“These difficult but necessary measures are part of ongoing efforts to bolter business resilience and our commitment to cash preservation,” Trulieve Chief Executive Officer Kim Rivers said in a company statement. “We remain fully confident in our strategic position and the long-term prospects for this industry.”

Trulieve says it has “leading market positions” in three states, including Pennsylvania. In May, the company opened a medical marijuana dispensary in Limerick, Montgomery County.

Other dispensaries affiliated with Trulieve operate in Camp Hill, Coatesville, Devon, Harrisburg, King of Prussia, Reading, Scranton

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