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Building a Medical Marijuana Dispensary in Pennsylvania: Advice From Attorneys On Starting Your Own Dispensary Legally Grown – The National Law Review
Have you ever dreamed of joining the booming cannabis industry? If so, now is the perfect time to learn about Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana dispensary application process, which reopens on May 12, just a few days from now. Check out the following for ways to ensure that your application is detailed and well-rounded! Please note that dispensary applications are limited to individuals who currently hold a grower or processor permit.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is transitioning from traditional paper applications to a new online format; still, familiarizing yourself with the current paper application will prepare you to apply immediately when the time comes.
Here’s how the application process starts:
Region Selection:
Choose from one of six regions in Pennsylvania—Northeast (Allentown, Bethlehem, Stroudsburg, Scranton), Southeast (Lancaster, Conshohocken, Philadelphia), Southcentral (Harrisburg, York, Altoona), Northcentral (State College, Bloomsburg, and Berwick), Southwest (Pittsburgh, Somerset), or Northwest (Erie).
Business Details:
Provide your business name, any trade names, your business address, and the address of your proposed dispensary. If you haven’t yet formed a business or identified a location, you’ll need to establish a corporate entity and secure a potential property, ensuring it meets zoning requirements.
Diversity:
The application uses a point system to assess candidates, beginning
DC man arrested in deadly Hotbox dispensary robbery – WUSA9.com
Philip Prendergast, a 41-year-old man from Silver Spring, was killed during the robbery.
WASHINGTON — A D.C. man was arrested on Monday in connection to a deadly robbery at the Northwest dispensary Hotbox that happened back in March, DC Police said.
On March 27 just before 3 p.m., police say two suspects armed with handguns entered the dispensary, which is near Georgia Avenue and Hamilton Street in Northwest D.C.
The suspects demanded property and money and the victims complied.
At some point, one of the suspects shot a man inside the store before taking the property and money and running away. The gunshot victim was taken to an area hospital for help, but later died.
He was identified as 41-year-old Philip Prendergast, of Silver Spring.
On Monday, the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 21-year-old Trenton Collins, of Northwest, D.C. in connection to the deadly robbery.
Collins was taken to the Homicide Branch where he was charged with first-degree murder while armed.
Police are still looking for a second suspect, captured by nearby cameras.
How to Buy or Sell a Cannabis Business: The Webinar Replay
For anyone who wasn’t able to join us on April 17th, the video replay of our webinar titled “How to Buy or Sell a Cannabis Business” is now available on our website. You can view it here.
The description of this webinar is also included directly below. Enjoy!
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On Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 12:00 pacific time, Harris Sliwoski managing partner Vince Sliwoski (Portland), Harris Sliwoski partner Griffen Thorne (Los Angeles), and Andy Shelley of CannXperts will present a free webinar entitled “How to Buy or Sell a Cannabis Business.”
Drawing on their extensive experience from representing businesses and entrepreneurs across numerous M&A transactions, including crucial state license transfers throughout the United States, our panelists will share insights and practical wisdom from their firsthand experiences in the legal cannabis industry.
Crafting and understanding Letters of Intent Conducting thorough Due Diligence Drafting and Negotiating purchase agreements and ancillary documents Navigating State-Specific Regulatory Concerns Managing Escrow Challenges Optimizing Financial Arrangements: Purchase Prices, Holdbacks, Earnouts Tackling Post-Closing Considerations
As always, we’ll also take Q&A, so please feel free to either submit questions when registering or you will be able to ask comments in chat during the webinar.
Florida GOP Announces Opposition to Cannabis Legalization Amendment
The Republican Party of Florida’s Executive Board last weekend unanimously passed a resolution opposing the state’s cannabis legalization amendment that voters will consider in November.
The cannabis ballot question, Amendment 3, seeks to legalize the possession and use of cannabis by adults aged 21+ and would allow medical dispensaries to begin serving adult-use customers. Republicans also formally stated their opposition to Amendment 4, which seeks to enshrine the right to abortion access in the state’s constitution.
Both ballot proposals are constitutional amendments, which will require at least 60% voter support to pass.
“Floridians are confident that their legislature has been passing laws that reflect the priorities of our state. Amendments 3 and 4 are unnecessary attempts by an increasingly shrinking minority who know the only way to win support for their radical agenda is to confuse and mislead the electorate.” — Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power, in a press release
Polling data from last September put public support for cannabis legalization at 60% — the exact threshold for victory at the ballot box — but another survey in April regarding November’s legalization vote found just 49% of respondents saying they would vote “yes” on the issue.
In the press release,
New Jersey Sets New Cannabis Sales Record But Growth Is Slowing
New Jersey adult-use cannabis sales continue to set new records but sales growth has started to show signs of slowing, the New Jersey Monitor reports.
Licensed cannabis dispensaries sold $201 million worth of adult-use cannabis during the first three months of 2024, a new quarterly sales record and a 38% year-over-year growth.
However, the quarterly sales record also marked only a 4.4% increase from the previous quarter, which is the lowest growth for the industry on record — and, previously, the lowest quarterly cannabis sales growth on record was the final quarter of 2023, the report said. The slowing rate suggests that the industry’s growth could be starting to plateau after two years of explosive growth.
However, it can be normal for cannabis retailers’s first-quarter sales to slump after the holidays, New Jersey CannaBusiness Association President Scott Rudder said in the report. Sales tend to pick up again around 4/20 and with the return of spring and summer, “so your second, third, and fourth quarters are usually your best quarters,” he said.
“The significant growth in sales year over year is an indication of the strong potential of New Jersey’s cannabis market. We anticipate that as even more dispensaries open
New Jersey Dispensary Awards honor top brands, experiences & storefronts – NJBIZ
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New Jersey’s cannabis industry came together to celebrate dispensaries pushing boundaries and setting new standards.
WJ Media Group and information platform The Dispensary Guy held the 2nd annual New Jersey Dispensary Award Show during an April 27 celebration. The presentation recognized a range of excellence in the sector, from customer service and community involvement to innovation and product quality.
As part of an interactive process, the public was invited to nominate and vote on categories such best retailer, best manufacturer and best product.
Mike Davis of Brute’s Roots in South Jersey shows off his Budtender of the Year award from the New Jersey Dispensary Award Show. – PROVIDED BY BRUTE’S ROOTS The 2024 New Jersey Dispensary Award Show winners: Best website: Brute’s Roots
Runner-up: Dank Poet Best sales: Brute’s Roots
Runner-up: Dank Poet Best ancillary: Mass Grown
Runner-up: Dank Poet Best security: Dank Poet
Runner-up: Semper Secure Best vape disposable: Fernway
Runner-up: Lilly Extracts Best vape cartridge: Fernway
Runner-up: Cookies Best vibe: Brute’s Roots
Runner-up: Dank Poet Best staff: Brute’s Roots
Runner-up: Dank Poet Community outreach: Brute’s Roots
Runner-up: Dank Poet Product innovation: Dabilcator
Runner-up: ButACake Best edible: Gron Pearls
Runner-up: Wana Brands Strain of the year: Z Pie from Garden Greens
Runner-up: Haze Mac Motor Strain
Man arrested in fatal dispensary shooting of DC rapper; police release video of possible suspect – WTOP
A man has been charged in the fatal shooting of local rapper Phil Da Phuture during a robbery at a Northwest D.C. dispensary where the rapper worked, D.C. police said.
On Monday, 21-year-old Trenton Collins was arrested and charged with first degree murder while armed.
Police said Collins had entered a Northwest D.C. cannabis dispensary in March and demanded money from the patrons and employees. During the robbery, he fired a shot, fatally striking 41-year-old Philip Prendergast after he had cooperated with Collins. The suspects took the property and money before fleeing the scene, according to police.
Prendergast later died at a hospital.
Police are continuing their search for the second suspect in the robbery and have released surveillance video from the incident:
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Anyone with information about the case is asked to call D.C. police at 202-727-9099.
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O’Fallon, Illinois is now home to a new breast milk dispensary – STLPR
When a baby is born, a mother’s breast milk helps the child grow safe and healthy. But many new moms have trouble breastfeeding their newborns.
A newly opened dispensary at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon, Illinois, is offering donated milk to families in the Metro East who need breast milk for their babies.
The hospital opened the dispensary after a lactation nurse found many of her patients were having trouble breastfeeding but didn’t know where to find donor milk in the region, said Amanda Schaefer, the manager of the hospital’s women and infants center.
“To my knowledge, from when you cross over into Illinois from Missouri, and then all the way up until Carbondale, there’s not a dispensary,” she said. “So this is a very wide range of people that we can reach.”
Children’s health advocates and medical experts — including the American Academy of Pediatrics — recommend newborns consume breast milk for the first six months of life. Breast milk is associated with health benefits, including lower rates of certain infections.
But some mothers either can’t breastfeed or don’t create enough milk for their babies, Schaefer said. Others need a few days to get the hang of breastfeeding before they can nurse on
Spearfish council pushes on with discussion on second cannabis dispensary license – Black Hills Pioneer
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SPEARFISH — By city ordinance, there can be only one medical marijuana dispensary in Spearfish. That dispensary is selected by means of a lottery, drawing only from a pool of vetted and pre-qualified applicants.
Adding a second license, and dispensing with the lottery system, may be on the horizon.
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