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Retail Cannabis Shops: Licenses but No Stock!
NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. — For Lucky Strains Cannabis Dispensary owners Philly Modlin and his wife, Sarabear Kelly-Modlin, the day they dreamed of finally arrived they received their state license to sell cannabis. But there's a catch: they can't sell a single product yet.
"I'm like over the top," Philly said. "I would be on the roof with a megaphone if I could be."
The couple opened Lucky Strains in 2022, selling CBD and Delta-9 THC products while waiting for the green light on cannabis sales. It took exactly a year from their application date to get approval. But now, their big celebration is on pause because there's no stock to sell.
"Unfortunately, now that we are approved, there's no cannabis to sell," Sarabear explained. The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management has been warning about this supply gap for months. Interim director Eric Taubel said the state needs between one million and two million square feet of canopy — the area where cannabis plants grow but currently sits at less than 200,000 square feet. This shortage leaves dispensaries like Lucky Strains with no stock for the foreseeable future.
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