At long last, Western New York will get its first state-licensed cannabis dispensaries.
Herbal IQ has been given the final clearance from the Office of Cannabis Management to open its doors July 21 at 6055 Transit Road in Depew. It was formerly home to Classic Cue Billiards & Supplies, a pool hall.
Dank, at 501 Main St., will open the following day. That location was formerly the site of soup and wine bar Brodo.
“We’re stoked,” said Michael Ortiz, chief operating officer of Herbal IQ. “We are ready to go.”
Aaron Van Camp, owner of Dank, said he is “relieved.”
The change is all the more devastating to small pot operators by the state’s slow rollout of its legal cannabis dispensary program.
“That will be the key word,” he said. “It’s been a very long time up until today.”
Recreational dispensary owners have been put through the wringer as they’ve waited for the state to roll out licensed sales in the state – a process that was delayed by a federal lawsuit.
“New York needs legal recreational marijuana. It’s been a long time coming,” Van Camp said. “It’s something that should have gone on years ago but we’re happy to be a part of having it now.”
Just over a dozen state-licensed recreational cannabis dispensaries have…
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