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D.C.’s cannabis market grew $405K in July, but dispensary sales stayed flat despite 5 new shops. More patients, less revenue per store

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August 19, 2025

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by Annie Jonas on August 18, 2025
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by Mary Frances McGowan, cleveland.com on August 17, 2025
Industry experts cite success despite regulatory challenges and competition from neighboring Michigan's more relaxed market.
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Marijuana shops sue New York after they were allowed to open too close to schools
by ABC News on August 15, 2025
A group of marijuana dispensaries in New York have sued the state after cannabis regulators admitted that they accidentally allowed pot shops to open too close to schools, putting the future of the businesses in jeopardy
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by Associated Press on August 15, 2025
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A group of marijuana dispensaries in New York sued the state on Friday after cannabis regulators admitted they accidentally allowed pot shops to open too close to schools, putting the future of the businesses in jeopardy. The lawsuit asks a state Supreme Court judge in Albany to ...
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by Anthony Izaguirre l The Associated Press on August 14, 2025
Since New York began licensing recreational marijuana stores about three years ago, the state has been using a simple tactic to ensure pot shops are kept a legally-mandated distance from local schools: Measure from the door of the dispensary to the door of the school. But officials recently made a startling admission: They’d misread the law and had been measuring incorrectly the…
New York allowed pot shops to open too close to schools. Now they might have to move
by KTAR.com on August 14, 2025
New York’s legal marijuana agency allowed dozens of cannabis dispensaries to open too close to schools after regulators misread state law and are now pushing for a legislative fix to prevent the pot shops from having to relocate.
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by Javier Hasse on August 18, 2025 at 7:53 pm
Twelve New York cannabis shops sue state regulators, saying a rule change on school distance threatens equity, jobs, and investments. The post New York State Faces Lawsuit After Cannabis Regulators Admit Measuring Mistake first appeared on High Times.
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