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Locally-owned, centrally located in the commercial hub of the outer-Cape, Seaside offers a unique ‘deli-style’ experience with products thoughtfully curated for all types of consumers.

ORLEANS, Mass., Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — After more than six years of effort, Seaside Cannabis Company is set to open its doors to the public Saturday, December 16th. While the amount of time it took to get here is not unusual for the industry, the way the founders of the business achieved this success was revolutionary.

“Advocacy first” – a public awareness strategy that combines business development with an attention to local community needs and desires – was their preferred approach for Cape Cod. They founded the non-profit organization “Cannabis on Cape Cod” in 2017 with the goal of educating voters and town officials in hopes of quelling fear-based local efforts to ban the industry. The group led many initiatives in Cape towns including Brewster, Barnstable, Sandwich, Mashpee and Orleans, focusing on facts about the cannabis industry that would help overcome unwarranted opposition.

In Orleans, the initial legislation was mixed, allowing for all cannabis business license types except for retail. By 2019 the residents realized the legislation was flawed

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Locally-owned, centrally located in the commercial hub of the outer-Cape, Seaside offers a unique ‘deli-style’ experience with products thoughtfully curated for all types of consumers.

ORLEANS, Mass., Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — After more than six years of effort, Seaside Cannabis Company is set to open its doors to the public Saturday, December 16th. While the amount of time it took to get here is not unusual for the industry, the way the founders of the business achieved this success was revolutionary.

“Advocacy first” – a public awareness strategy that combines business development with an attention to local community needs and desires – was their preferred approach for Cape Cod. They founded the non-profit organization “Cannabis on Cape Cod” in 2017 with the goal of educating voters and town officials in hopes of quelling fear-based local efforts to ban the industry. The group led many initiatives in Cape towns including Brewster, Barnstable, Sandwich, Mashpee and Orleans, focusing on facts about the cannabis industry that would help overcome unwarranted opposition.

In Orleans, the initial legislation was mixed, allowing for all cannabis business license types except for retail. By 2019 the residents realized the legislation was flawed and enlisted the help of Cannabis

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Locally-owned, centrally located in the commercial hub of the outer-Cape, Seaside offers a unique ‘deli-style’ experience with products thoughtfully curated for all types of consumers.

ORLEANS, Mass., Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — After more than six years of effort, Seaside Cannabis Company is set to open its doors to the public Saturday, December 16th. While the amount of time it took to get here is not unusual for the industry, the way the founders of the business achieved this success was revolutionary.

Seaside Cannabis Company, Nauset Beach, Orleans

“Advocacy first” – a public awareness strategy that combines business development with an attention to local community needs and desires – was their preferred approach for Cape Cod. They founded the non-profit organization “Cannabis on Cape Cod” in 2017 with the goal of educating voters and town officials in hopes of quelling fear-based local efforts to ban the industry. The group led many initiatives in Cape towns including Brewster, Barnstable, Sandwich, Mashpee and Orleans, focusing on facts about the cannabis industry that would help overcome unwarranted opposition.

In Orleans, the initial legislation was mixed, allowing for all cannabis business license types except for retail. By 2019 the residents realized the legislation was flawed and enlisted the help

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Ascend Cannabis Dispensary (KATE ALBRIGHT/FILE PHOTO)

Ascend Cannabis has announced plans to leave Montclair only a little over a year after becoming Montclair’s first adult-use recreational dispensary.  Ascend plans to move to Wharton, more than 20 miles away and nearly an hour drive from its current location at 395 Bloomfield Ave.  

“We are excited to serve the customers in Wharton in a currently underserved market,” said Rebecca Koar, executive vice president of investor relations and strategy for Ascend Wellness Relations. Koar cited reasons for the move, stating there is “a bit more competition in Montclair” and that parking was a problem. “In Wharton, we will have plenty of parking and the opportunity to serve an underserved community,” she said. The move to Wharton is expected in late summer or early fall of next year.

Steps away from Ascend is the

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Ben Gilbert, 38, smokes marijuana in lower Manhattan outside the first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. New York is set to dramatically expand its legal weed market and issue more than 1,000 new licenses starting early next year, with a priority on retail. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

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New York cannabis regulators took their first first step toward opening up new recreational dispensaries on Friday after lawsuits tied up the market since August. Sellers say it’s a step in the right direction but the market still has a long way to go until it’s populated by legal sellers.

The state’s Cannabis Control Board (CCB) greenlit six of the state’s 10 licensed medical marijuana companies to begin adult-use cannabis sales on Dec. 29 — a year after recreational sales first began. The move came at a meeting of the control board in Albany on Dec. 8 — the first since the state settled two lawsuits that have frozen the growth of its marijuana industry since August.

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CHICAGO and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RISE Dispensaries, a rapidly growing cannabis retail chain owned by Green Thumb Industries Inc. (“Green Thumb” or the “Company”) (CSE: GTII) (OTCQX: GTBIF), today announced that RISE Dispensary Port Orange, the Company’s 14th location in Florida and 90th nationwide, will open on December 15. RISE Port Orange will host a patient appreciation event on December 23, with profits from the day going toward M4MM (Minorities for Medical Marijuana).

“We are thrilled to expand our presence on the east coast of Florida with the opening of RISE Port Orange,” said Green Thumb President Anthony Georgiadis. “This store marks our first RISE location in Volusia County and the seventh new store we have opened in the Sunshine State this year. We look forward to welcoming more patients to the RISE experience and making a positive impact in the local community.”

Minorities for Medical Marijuana (M4MM) is a purpose-driven nonprofit organization that provides education and programs to build a more accessible and equitable cannabis industry.

RISE Port Orange is located at 4041 S. Nova Road in Port Orange, FL. The location will be open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and

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CHICAGO and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RISE Dispensaries, a rapidly growing cannabis retail chain owned by Green Thumb Industries Inc. (“Green Thumb” or the “Company”) (CSE: GTII) (OTCQX: GTBIF), today announced that RISE Dispensary Port Orange, the Company’s 14th location in Florida and 90th nationwide, will open on December 15. RISE Port Orange will host a patient appreciation event on December 23, with profits from the day going toward M4MM (Minorities for Medical Marijuana).

“We are thrilled to expand our presence on the east coast of Florida with the opening of RISE Port Orange,” said Green Thumb President Anthony Georgiadis. “This store marks our first RISE location in Volusia County and the seventh new store we have opened in the Sunshine State this year. We look forward to welcoming more patients to the RISE experience and making a positive impact in the local community.”

Minorities for Medical Marijuana (M4MM) is a purpose-driven nonprofit organization that provides education and programs to build a more accessible and equitable cannabis industry.

RISE Port Orange is located at 4041 S. Nova Road in Port Orange, FL. The location will be open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11

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The Rochester-Finger Lakes region marked a significant milestone with the opening of its first legal cannabis dispensary, MJ Dispensary, located on Jefferson Road in Henrietta.

This development introduces the recreational cannabis industry to Monroe County, offering a new shopping destination for cannabis enthusiasts and newcomers alike.

The dispensary’s opening is the culmination of a 2.5-year journey for the shop owners, who navigated the complexities of New York State’s CAURD program to obtain their license. Owner Ryan Martin expressed relief and gratitude at the grand opening, highlighting the challenges they overcame to reach this point.

Martin emphasized the importance of perseverance for others aspiring to enter the cannabis industry, offering his experience as encouragement.

MJ Dispensary not only represents a business venture but also a community-oriented initiative, as it begins a purchase round-up campaign designed to benefit youth in the city of Rochester.

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Samantha Christmann

Omar Price has been in limbo since August, when a legal injunction kept him from opening his state-licensed recreational cannabis dispensary.

Not knowing when he would be able to move forward and open his shop has made it impossible to hire workers, even though there are a few he has his eye on.

The Office of Cannabis Management’s Cannabis Control Board on Monday voted to approve a resolution to settle a lawsuit brought by service-disabled military veterans and a coalition of medical cannabis dispensaries referred to as ROs, who say they were improperly kept from obtaining dispensary licenses.

“It has been one of the things that have been an obstacle or something that’s weighing on how we move forward,” he said.

Now that the injunction has been lifted and Price is hoping to open his shop 82-J by the end of the month, his next step after building out the dispensary at 1673 Hertel Ave. will be to hire staff.

“We have identified a couple of individuals that we believe will be a great asset because of their their current knowledge of cannabis, and

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Watch a previous NBC4 report on Ohio’s legalization of cannabis in the video player above.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — While Ohio’s voter-approved initiative legalizing cannabis is now in effect, the state’s medical dispensaries remain operational and could begin selling recreational marijuana.

Issue 2, which voters passed Nov. 7 with 57% support, legalizes the sale, purchase and possession of cannabis for Ohioans who are 21 and older. However, unlike the abortion rights constitutional amendment that also passed, Issue 2 appeared on the ballot as an initiated statute — giving state lawmakers the final word.

Now, legislators at the Statehouse are negotiating how to alter the enactment of Issue 2 through two competing bills — House Bill 86, approved 28-2 in the Senate on Dec. 6, and House Bill 354, awaiting a vote in the House of Representatives.

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Endorsed by Gov. Mike DeWine, H.B. 86 would allow for recreational sales at the state’s 114 medical dispensaries. Once passed by the House and signed into law, dispensaries would have to wait 90 days for the legislation to go into effect before selling could begin.

Still,

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