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Chicago Dispensary Runs Out Of Recreational Pot
Midway Dispensary in Garfield Ridge temporarily suspended recreational pot sales but will continue to serve medical marijuana patients.
CHICAGO, IL — A Chicago marijuana dispensary on the South Side temporarily suspended sales of recreational weed following a run on pot products when adult-use cannabis became legal Jan. 1.
Midway Dispensary, located in Chicago’s Garfield Ridge neighborhood, announced Saturday that all recreational sales would be suspended while it restocked and focused on serving its medical cannabis customers.
“Keep an eye on social media/website for updates on the next REC SALES DAY!” Midway said on Facebook.
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Midway Dispensary, just three blocks from Chicago Midway International Airport at 5648 S. Archer Ave., has been serving medical marijuana patients since opening in April 2016. The dispensary officially sold out of recreational flower — the smokable part of the marijuana plant — on Friday but still had concentrates, edibles, vapes and carts still in stock.
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Recreational sales of those products have since been suspended.
“We will update y’all when we have more herb. Feel free to visit,” the dispensary said.
In the first two days of the law taking effect, statewide marijuana sales tallied at $5.4 million. Demand continues to boom, with long lines reported at Chicago-area dispensaries.
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