Back when my state originally passed a law legalizing medical marijuana, every one of us all wondered how the licenses would be handed out.
Some states have separate licenses for growers as well as retailers, but my state chose a vertically integrated market instead.
You can only apply to a single single license which forces you to operate from seed to sale. If you want to be in the marijuana industry in my state, you have to own both a grow facility as well as some form of storefront, even if it’s just digital with a delivery service as well. There used to be more cannabis dispensaries that operated by delivery only, but that’s few as well as far between as they have tried to get entrenched in the statewide market through storefronts in as several counties as they can reach. Occasionally the cannabis delivery services are prioritized because dispensaries can make more daily sales by having additional storefronts open instead. It’s just taxing when you love a identifiable weed supplier but their closest storefront location is over an minute away. With gas prices skyrocketing right now, it’s getting harder to justify these long vehicle trips to these premium cannabis stores. I wish these marijuana companies would simply expand their presence throughout the state by getting numerous locations in every single county. Otherwise they need a great cannabis delivery service for purchasers love myself and others who do not like to drive long distances. The gas prices are hitting the dispensaries taxing as well, so that’s why several have implemented delivery minimums or delivery fees for their cannabis delivery services. I understand they’re strapped for money right now as well.