Here’s Where To Buy And Consume Weed: New Cannabis Shops, Consumption Lounges And More

As Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference returns to Florida, in a new venue in Hollywood, on April 16 and 17, gathering top CEOs, investors and leaders in the cannabis industry, let’s scroll through the latest store openings in the burgeoning space.

Florida Cannabis Retail Footprint Grows In Wake Of Supreme Court Approval Of Cannabis Legalization Proposal

Cannabis retailers in Florida continue to grow their footprint as the Florida Supreme Court finally approved the recreational cannabis legalization initiative for the November ballot.

Cansortium Inc. (CSE:TIUM) (OTCQB:CNTMF), a vertically-integrated, multi-state cannabis company operating under the FLUENT brand, announced on Friday the opening of its first location in Daytona Beach at 555 Ridgewood Ave, marking the company’s 35th dispensary in the state.

Medical cannabis giant Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE:TRUL) (OTCQX:TCNNF), which is the top supporter of the legalization initiative, wrapped up March by opening a new shop at 655 North Atlantic Avenue in Cocoa Beach.

TRP recently revealed the dual opening of its Cookies Tampa dispensaries, the first locations on Florida’s west coast from the world’s most recognized cannabis company, Cookies. The new stores are located at 2961 N. Dale Mabry Highway #102 and 1509 E. Fletcher Ave, Suite #105.

Michigan’s Cannabis Festivities

In Beniznga’s home state of Michigan, Pleasantrees‘ grand opening of a new cannabis dispensary located in the historic Gibraltar Trade Center on Friday took place on March 29.

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Meanwhile, all six Mint Cannabis stores in the Great Lake State – in Monroe, Oxford, Portage, Kalamazoo, Mt. Pleasant and Coldwater – celebrated the solar eclipse Monday with customers 21 and older by offering free solar eclipse glasses and a 20 percent discount on all products.

California Weed Industry Expands

In Califonia, which houses a quarter of the nation’s total cannabis retail footprint and ensures that …

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