Recreational cannabis stores finally opened on October 1st to lines of people who had been waiting patiently since dawn. After all, it took Vermont lawmakers a full two years to authorize retail cannabis sales and more than four years after agreeing to personal cultivation and possession.
Burlington on Saturday, the Ceres collaboration Shop window was decorated with banners and balloons. Ceres, which operated Vermont’s oldest medical marijuana dispensary, is now one of the state’s premier recreational cannabis businesses. Ceres is the first vertically integrated business unit of slang worldwide SLGWFa global leader in consumer cannabis products (CPG).
“I think people were in good spirits and looking forward to it as much as we are. The weather has been beautiful so we’re really excited, we’ve got a line and people are happy to be here,” he said Russ TodiaCOO of the Ceres Collaborative, which has been selling MMJ for a decade.
With weed grown in Vermont still in short supply, The trio of retailers who received state licenses in time for Saturday’s opening had a somewhat limited supply.
Cultivators are also excited
“It’s like Christmas Eve, 11th hour,” he said Jane Lanza of Family Tree hemp and cannabis company. “We stayed up all night preparing to unpack or clear up the marketplace here.” Family Tree is a 600-plant grower in Franklin County, Vermont.
The long wait wasn’t cannabis-less, however
Vermont has a tradition of tolerance for marijuana use. Many cannabis users already had their local dealer or grow their own cannabis plants, especially since leaving the state allows limited growth and ownership in 2018.
Despite this, consumers were still excited about buying retail cannabis for the first time.
“Things are changing and things are good. It’s about time,” he said Bryan Menard – Buyer number one at the Ceres Collaborative on Saturday…
