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Ascend Wellness Adds Seventh Ohio Store With Lewis Center Debut
Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. on October 6, 2026, announced the opening of its newest Ohio dispensary at 3812 E Powell Rd in Lewis Center, Ohio. The store, the company’s seventh in the state, has begun serving medical patients and non-medical…
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BLAZE MCP Connects AI Assistants to Cannabis Retail Operations
BLAZE on September 29, 2026 launched BLAZE MCP, a Model Context Protocol server that connects Claude, ChatGPT, and other MCP-compatible AI assistants to more than 250 operations across the company’s point-of-sale, e-commerce, and marketing products for cannabis retailers. The launch…
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The Gallery NY Opens Cannabis Dispensaries in Brooklyn and Manhattan
The Gallery NY announced on Sept. 24, 2026, that it is opening cannabis dispensaries in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn and the Nomad neighborhood of Manhattan, presenting the two stores as art-driven retail spaces that combine curated cannabis products with…
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Four Terrabis Dispensaries in Illinois Begin Serving Medical Patients
Terrabis began serving registered medical cannabis patients on September 21, 2026, at four of its five Illinois dispensaries: Woodstock, Dixon, Plainfield and Grayville. The company’s Mundelein location will join the medical program pending local approvals, the company said in an…
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Perfect Union Opens First San Jose Dispensary With Equity Partner
MWG Holdings Group, Inc. on September 10, 2026, announced the upcoming ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration of Perfect Union San Jose, the retail chain’s first location in the city and the company’s entry into the San Jose market through…
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BLAZE Debuts Headless E-Commerce API for Custom Cannabis Storefronts
Cannabis retail technology company BLAZE announced the launch of the BLAZE E-Commerce API on September 9, 2026, a headless commerce product that the company says gives licensed dispensaries and multi-state operators complete creative and technical control over their online storefronts…
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Grayville Dispensary Debuts Two-Window Drive-Thru, Terrabis Announces
Terrabis opened a dual-window drive-thru at its Grayville, Illinois, dispensary on September 4, 2026, according to the company’s announcement. Terrabis described the layout as what is believed to be the first dispensary drive-thru in Illinois to feature two windows and…
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Klutch Cannabis Acquires Columbus Dispensary and Plans Akron Flagship
Klutch Cannabis announced on September 1, 2026, that the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control has approved its acquisition of the Grandview dispensary formerly operated by Culture Cannabis, giving the Akron-based company its second retail location in the Columbus market. The…
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Grön Brings Pearls Edibles to California Colorado Michigan and Nevada
Grön launched its Pearls cannabis edibles line in California, Colorado, Michigan, and Nevada on September 1, 2026, a four-state rollout the Portland, Oregon-based company described as the largest simultaneous multi-state expansion in its history. The sugar-coated gummy Pearls are available…
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Curaleaf Announces Cutler Bay Dispensary Opening in Florida
Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. announced on August 31, 2026 that it will open a new dispensary in Cutler Bay, Florida, on September 1, 2026. The company said the new location brings its Florida footprint to 76 stores and its nationwide store…
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High Tide to Open Three Canna Cabana Stores in Two Provinces
High Tide Inc. announced on August 31, 2026, that, pending regulatory approval, it expects to open three new Canna Cabana retail stores over a four-day period in Lindsay and Orléans, Ontario, and Regina, Saskatchewan. Once open, the locations will bring…
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Kiva Sales & Service and Petalfast Complete California Distribution Merger
Kiva Sales & Service and Petalfast announced on August 25, 2026 that they have completed their merger, finalizing a strategic combination first announced March 18, 2026. The deal closed August 17, 2026, uniting two established cannabis sales and distribution operations…
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High Profile Cannabis Opens Second Kentucky Dispensary in Wilder
C3 Industries has opened its second Kentucky medical cannabis dispensary, bringing the state’s still-young program to the Cincinnati–Northern Kentucky metro. High Profile Cannabis Shop Wilder opened at 23 Country Drive in Wilder, the company announced on August 18, 2026.The store…
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Old Pal Returns to Maryland Dispensaries in SunMed Growers Licensing Deal
SunMed Growers and Old Pal are bringing the Old Pal brand back to Maryland dispensary shelves under a licensing, manufacturing and distribution partnership announced August 14, 2026. The deal puts the California-founded brand’s flower and pre-roll line back into a…
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Sweed Opens Its Dispensary Platform to Custom Storefronts With Public API
Sweed, the New York-based company behind a dispensary operating system used by cannabis retailers, launched a public eCommerce API on August 12, 2026, that lets dispensaries build fully custom-branded online storefronts on top of Sweed’s existing inventory, checkout, and compliance…
