“You’ve seen a lot of consolidation in retail partly because individual dispensary owners have found that it’s a difficult business, and they find it’s easier if you have a larger company that can scale some of the needs that you have,” said Taylor West, deputy director of the National Cannabis Industry Association.

A big issue facing dispensaries and rec retailers is whether they should try to remain small and independent, find partners with whom they can merge or even let themselves be gobbled up.

“A big question is individual operators versus consolidation and which direction works best for an individual business owner,” West said.

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