New York-based Cannabist has expanded its brick-and-mortar presence in the region with a new medical marijuana dispensary near White Oak Village. (BizSense file)
Following yet another unsuccessful attempt earlier this year by lawmakers to launch a legal statewide recreational pot market, the sole state-sanctioned medical marijuana seller in the Richmond region has further expanded its retail footprint.
The latest local dispensary for the Cannabist chain opened last week at 4320 S. Laburnum Ave. in eastern Henrico.
It joins an existing Cannabist store at 3100 W. Cary St. in Carytown, and dispensaries from Cannabist brand gLeaf at 11190 W. Broad St. in Short Pump and 401 Southpark Blvd. in Colonial Heights. There’s also a gLeaf cannabis growing and processing facility and on-site dispensary at 2804 Decatur St. in South Richmond.
Only people who are registered patients in the state’s medical program are able to buy products from the dispensaries. The stores sell pre-rolled joints, marijuana buds, edibles and other products from brands like Seed & Strain, gLeaf, Classix and Hedy.
The new Cannabist dispensary took over a 5,500-square-foot space in the