Ayr Wellness awarded medical cannabis license in Virginia

On Sep 28, 2024

Miami-based marijuana multistate operator Ayr Wellness Inc. was awarded the last of five medical cannabis licenses to be issued in Virginia.

The “pharmaceutical processor” license allows the vertically integrated company to cultivate and process cannabis and manufacture products to sell to qualified medical marijuana patients in Virginia.

The company must meet any conditional commitments within one year to obtain a full pharmaceutical processor permit from state regulators.

The license allows Ayr to operate in Health Service Area (HSA) I, which has a population of more than 1.5 million people in the northern part of the state and includes the Shenandoah Valley, Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania and Stafford.

The HSA I region hasn’t had a licensed operator because the Virginia Board of Pharmacy rescinded the

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