HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Marijuana retailers in Connecticut say a dearth of licensed growers in the state’s fledgling legal pot industry has left them with a shortage of product to sell.
The supply problem has appeared after slow retail growth in neighboring New York last year left growers there struggling with the opposite: an excess of supply.
So each state that legalizes marijuana is left with its own process for licensing growers and sellers, and trying to create a balance between the two within state borders.
When recreational sales became legal in Connecticut in January 2023, he said, there were seven dispensaries in the state and four producers.
New York belatedly hastened the pace of retail openings, and the state listed 61 adult-use dispensaries open statewide Monday.
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Organizations:
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