The Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) is the state regulatory agency responsible for issuing cannabis business licenses required to open a Connecticut cannabis dispensary. There are currently 4 medical cannabis dispensaries and 37 active recreational dispensaries as of June 1st, 2023 according to the State of Connecticut’s license search website.

Florida is the US’s largest and most lucrative medical only cannabis market with Brightfield Group expecting 25% growth in 2022 to $1.7 billion.

Florida is the US’s largest and most lucrative medical only cannabis market with over $1 billion in medical cannabis sales in the first half of 2022. With only 22 businesses licensed to legally operate in Florida, cannabis licenses in the state are considered extremely valuable and have sold for well over $50 million. So the industry has been buzzing with excitement over yesterday’s announcement by the Florida Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU) that the long-awaited new licensing round will begin shortly!