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Kobie Evans on BPR | April 22, 2021
COVID Has Created New Customers In The Cannabis Industry, Says Co-Owner Of Boston s First Recreational Dispensary
Entrepreneurs Kevin Hart, of Randolph, Mass., left, and Kobie Evans, of Boston, right, speak to reporters after attending a meeting of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission on Feb. 6, 2020, in Worcester, Mass.
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Kobie Evans, co-owner of Pure Oasis, Bostonâs first recreational cannabis dispensary, joined
Boston Public Radio on Thursday as part of the BPRâs ongoing series about local businesses re-emerging from the pandemic.
Pure Oasis, which is the first Black-owned cannabis dispensary in Massachusetts, opened on March 9, 2020, as part of the Cannabis Control Commissionâs equity program. But only two weeks after it opened, the business was forced to temporarily close due to the pandemic. Gov. Charlie Baker s emergency order, which closed all ânon-essentialâ businesses, inc
Worcester's first equity cannabis shop, New Dia, plans to open retail store by Fenway Park in Boston masslive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from masslive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
‘Giving back is not even a question;’ cannabis shop New Dia plans to open in Worcester with $5,000 community donation
Updated Mar 03, 2021;
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Ross Bradshaw has plenty of memories from the plaza at 118 Cambridge St. in Worcester. In the mornings, Bradshaw’s father used to take him and his sister to a since-closed cafe there.
Now, that plaza is home to New Dia, a cannabis shop Bradshaw is opening with sights set on giving back to the community, supporting small businesses and giving customers a new experience.
“He would give us life lessons in that cafe,” Bradshaw said of his father, getting teary-eyed with the memory. “Who would have known, 20 years later me and him are here building a dispensary.”
‘There’s no financing’: Cannabis equity applicants look forward to home delivery, but struggle with startup costs
Updated Mar 03, 2021;
Posted Feb 17, 2021
Major Bloom, a cannabis retailer and economic empowerment business looking to open in Worcester, has its provisional license as a temporary window covering.
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This year is poised to have a milestone moment for the Massachusetts cannabis industry with the anticipated launch of home delivery. But members of the state’s equity programs still struggle with finding the financing to get their businesses off the ground.
To start 2021, the state Cannabis Control Commission promulgated new regulations including a delivery operator license that will allow for the wholesale purchase of cannabis items to be warehoused and then sold and delivered.