Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer toured a cannabis cultivation facility this week as the state prepares to launch adult-use marijuana sales on Friday.
According to the governor’s office, sales will begin at 13 retail locations in Delaware, the 22nd state with legal cannabis for adults in the U.S. and a market that MJBiz Factbook projects will grow to $160 million in annual sales by 2026.
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“The recreational cannabis market is an opportunity to grow our economy, create good-paying jobs and allow us to right previous wrongs in our communities,” the governor said in a statement. “Delaware will truly be the French wine of weed.”
The 13 stores are run by existing medical marijuana operators that paid a six-figure conversion fee for adult-use permits earlier
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