Frustrated by the testimony given by a few of Delaware’s Compassion Centers opposed to the current text of the recreational cannabis bill, some Cannabis advocates are calling for medical marijuana patients to boycott the businesses.
Some of the concerns from these compassion centers include being worried about an oversupply in the market, such as what happened in Oregon and Colorado, and also asked for permission to sell recreational marijuana while the new permitting system gets set up.
According to the Dover-based Delaware State News, the three new licensees, their expected openings as well as locations are:
- CannaTech Research: Anticipated to open April-June in Dover and Georgetown.
- EzyCure: Expected to open April-June in Felton and Middletown.
- Valor Craft Cannabis Co.: Anticipated to open July-September in New Castle.
Three new companies will be entering Delaware’s medical marijuana industry as early as this year after state regulators recently issued additional licenses.
Valor Craft Cannabis Company will be based in New Castle, CannTech Research will be based in Dover and Georgetown, and EzyCure LLC will be based in Harrington. Each of the new licensees, chosen from 10 different applicants, has previous experience in the cannabis industry either in Delaware or elsewhere.
Fresh Cannabis, Newark's first medical marijuana dispensary, opened its doors Friday after two years of preparation.
“The residents of Newark and its surrounding areas have been forced to travel far distances to purchase medical cannabis, and we're excited to be able to provide premium product at a much closer location,” said Aaron Epstein, executive vice president for the dispensary's parent company, Compassionate Care Research Institute.