Cannabis to be sold at Circle K gas stations in Florida – this is where the sale starts

Through Nina Zdinjak

Multi-state cannabis operator Green Thumb Industries Inc. has partnered with Alimentation Couche-Tard Circle K Stores, an American chain of convenience stores. As part of the agreement, Green Thumb will sell licensed cannabis at Circle K gas dealerships in Florida, Bloomberg first reported.

Financial terms between the two parties were not disclosed, but it was noted that Green Thumb will lease space from Circle K locations.

Sales will begin in 2023 at 10 of the company’s 600 locations in the Sunshine State. Bloomberg noted that this is a global first, as marijuana has only been sold legally in dispensaries in the US and in dispensaries in countries with legal cannabis programs such as Germany and Uruguay.

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Sales should “further normalize” cannabis by fusing it with standard consumer products, said Green Thumb CEO Ben Kovler. “It’s a futuristic deal.”

Seeing marijuana at stations where people typically buy snacks and cigarettes could pave the way for the plant to become fully mainstream.

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The cannabis company’s stores will be branded as “RISE Express” stores and have a separate entrance from the gas station.

Since only medical cannabis is legal in Florida, sales will be limited to residents with medical marijuana cards, which equates to about 700,000 people.

Kovler added that Circle K “has an appetite” to expand the partnership to other states.

This article originally appeared on Benzinga and has been republished with permission.