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Owasso Police released photos and a video of the suspects accused of a series of crimes that occurred overnight last week.

Wednesday, January 10th 2024, 2:06 pm

By: News On 6

OWASSO, Okla. –

Owasso Police released photos and a video of the suspects accused of a series of crimes that occurred overnight last week.

Police said these individuals burglarized a dispensary near 11200 N Garnett as well as multiple vehicle break-ins and attempted theft in multiple neighborhoods around Owasso.

It happened late at night on Jan. 4th to the early morning hours of Jan. 5th.

One of the vehicles that was stolen near 9300 N Mingo has since been recovered.

Video of the suspects can be seen at the Facebook link below.

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Buckle up; we’re going on a virtual road trip to the state’s most unique and fascinating dispensaries.

MICHIGAN—The Mitten’s thriving cannabis scene is home to an array of distinctive dispensaries that take the weed-buying experience to a whole new level. Across the state, you’ll find a few hidden gems unlike anything you’ve seen before while buying your ganja goods, and well, we love an experience that will leave us buzzing with delight.

These are our top six selections for one-of-a-kind dispensaries in Michigan. Whether you’re a seasoned enthusiast or a curious newbie, we think you’ll find something interesting for your next special shopping spree.

A trip back in time

801 N State St., Big Rapids 49307

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The first stop on our whimsical journey is Dunegrass Co., a charming family-owned dispensary that will transport you back in time. Step inside this cozy oasis, which feels like a time capsule of Michigan’s past. With its hardwood floors and cherry oak cabinets nestled in an original brick building, Dunegrass Co. delivers the ultimate nostalgic vibes. It’s like getting a warm hug from your childhood memories, all while browsing their

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Beyond Hello medical marijuana dispensary closed in Hazleton and will move to Mount Pocono, the owner said Wednesday.

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Beyond Hello is opening its second medical marijuana dispensary in Monroe County on Saturday.

A Mount Pocono location at 3192 Route 940, Suite 101, will join the Stroud Township location that opened in 2021.

This is a relocation of the Beyond Hello Hazleton dispensary, Jushi Holdings said in a Wednesday news release. Jushi Holdings describes itself as “a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator” that owns Beyond Hello through its subsidiary, Franklin Bioscience – NE LLC.

Beyond Hello Mount Pocono hours

The store opens at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, following a ribbon cutting at 8:45 a.m.

HELENA, Mont. — A Lewis and Clark County district court judge has struck down a new state law that dramatically increased the licensing fees for marijuana dispensaries with multiple locations.

Under House Bill 903, a dispensary would have had to pay $5,000 to renew a license for its first shop, and then a cumulatively additional $5,000 for each additional location. Under the new law it would have cost marijuana retailers $10,000 to renew a license for a second store, $15,000 to renew a license for a third store, and so on. Previously, the Montana Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act required dispensaries to pay a flat $5,000 renewal fee for each location. State law requires that dispensary licenses be renewed annually.

After the bill was signed into law last year, three marijuana businesses, Granite Peak Holdings, Inc., TSB Montana and MariMint LLC, sued the state, arguing that the new law was unconstitutional and that licensing fees gathered by the Montana Department of Revenue were more than enough to cover the state’s costs of administering its adult-use marijuana program.

According to court documents, under the new fee structure, TSB would be assessed a $600,000 dispensary renewal fee, as opposed to the $75,000 fee it paid

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BRATTLEBORO — Nick Friedman, chief strategy officer of Theory Wellness, said his is the first cannabis establishment in Vermont to provide an employee stock ownership plan. 

“We transferred ownership to our employees as of Dec. 20 this year,” Friedman said. “As of then, we became really the first company in cannabis to do something like this. It’s been pretty exciting.” 

Friedman co-founded Theory Wellness in 2015. In February, the company started putting together the ESOP program. 

Friedman said “a lot of hard work” went into trying to figure out the structure.

“But it dated back to an alignment with the philosophy of building the company we want to keep,” he said. 

The goal is to attract and retain employees by supporting them with programs and benefits. 

Friedman said Theory Wellness began profit sharing and educational advancement programs years ago. He described the benefit package offered to staff starting about two years ago as “fairly robust.” 

Theory also launched a 401(k) plan, which Friedman said is “pretty unique” for a cannabis company as the industry doesn’t benefit from the suite of services that others do. 

“Finding an underwriter for the 401(k) plan has been challenging,” he said. 

He called the 401(k) plan a “major step” to help employees prepare financially

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State courts have pardoned or expunged cannabis-related convictions for more than 2.3 million U.S. citizens since 2018, including about 500,000 in just the last year, according to an updated NORML analysis.

The report covers the publicly available data about cannabis pardons and expungements since sweeping efforts to relieve cannabis convictions first started to gain steam. Pardons, which forgive past criminal convictions, are granted by elected officials like a governor or president; expungement, which forgives and seals past convictions from the public, is typically enacted via the legislature or by voter initiative.

Ultimately, expungement policies have accounted for the majority of the relief, including some 800,000 cannabis convictions being sealed by Illinois state officials, more than 300,000 each in New Jersey and Virginia, and about 200,000 each in California and New York, although many other states have also enacted sweeping expungement policies. Elected officials meanwhile have issued cannabis pardons to about 100,000 individuals, the report said.

President Joe Biden (D) in December renewed his call for state governors to pardon state-level cannabis possession charges, a request he first made alongside the October 2022 blanket pardoning of all federal convictions for simple cannabis possession. The president expanded that action last month but

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Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin unveiled a highly restrictive medical cannabis proposal on Monday, drawing an unenthusiastic response from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, the Associated Press reports.

Under the proposed bill, medical cannabis products would only be legally available to people with chronic illnesses like cancer, and the products would only be available via five state-run retailers that would be designated at a later point by the state Department of Health Services. Additionally, smokable cannabis products would not be available to patients.

A spokesperson for Gov. Evers — who alongside Democratic lawmakers has called for the full legalization of cannabis in Wisconsin — said the governor would review the proposal and that “he looks forward to hearing from Wisconsinites and other stakeholders as the bill moves through the legislative process.”

Wisconsin Republicans currently hold strong majorities in both the House and Senate, and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has said the proposal is as far as Assembly Republicans are willing to go, the report said.

“We want to make this available to people, but we want to have tight controls on it as well.” — Wisconsin State Rep. Jon Plumer (R), in a statement

Meanwhile, a report published last year found that neighboring Illinois

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BLOOMFIELD, NJ — New Jersey’s budding legal weed industry is still largely dominated by “Big Cannabis” corporations. But the owners of a new recreational marijuana dispensary in Bloomfield hope to help even the playing field when they officially open Nightjar this week.

Nightjar, a women and minority-owned cannabis dispensary located at 549 Bloomfield Avenue, will hold a grand opening celebration at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 12. Cozz Coffee will be at the store from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. offering a complimentary espresso bar and coffee for Nightjar’s first customers.

The dispensary will offer 20 percent off all purchases for its opening weekend.

After its grand opening event, Nightjar will be open to customers Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and on Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. Learn more here.

Nightjar was one of 48 New Jersey businesses that recently earned a combined $12 million in state grants under the Cannabis Equity Grant Program. Read More: NJ Marijuana Businesses Get $12M In ‘Equity’ Funding

Owned by Soulstar Holdings, the team includes Francesca DeRogatis, COO, her father and executive director, Gary DeRogatis, Amanda Rositano, president, Katie Covett, CAO, and Rosanna Diaz Abrahamse, founder.

DeRogatis said the goal is

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MOUNT POCONO, Pa. – Monroe County is gaining a marijuana dispensary in Mount Pocono.

Jushi Holdings has moved its Hazleton, Luzerne County, outlet to 3192 Route 940, near shopping areas and Pocono Summit Lake.

The business will operate under the Beyond Hello Mount Pocono name. It will open at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13, with 30% off all purchases that day.

The Poconos and Mount Pocono were the draw, Jushi Holdings Chairman, Chief Executive and founder Jim Cacioppo said in a statement.

“A tourist favorite with plenty to offer during all four seasons, this lively borough presents the ideal atmosphere to bring our suite of products and brands,” Cacioppo said.

The dispensary will serve medical cannabis patients from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Beyond Hello Mount Pocono is near shopping areas and ski resorts. The nearest competing dispensary is about 20 minutes away, according to Jushi Holdings.

Jushi’s in-house brands include Hijinks flower; Seche, infused flower and pre-rolled marijuana cigarettes; The Lab, a line of vapes and concentrates, and The Bank, among others.

Beyond Hello also sells other cannabis brands. A licensed pharmacist will be available for consultations, upon request.

Shares in Jushi Holdings are traded

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