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🛒 Retail Revolution Drives Sales as Pennsylvania Battle Shapes Cannabis Future

Bodega-style shopping boosts dispensary revenues while Pennsylvania's legalization battle reveals how early policy choices lock in market dynamics for decades

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Cannabis retailers are abandoning traditional counter-service models for immersive shopping experiences that mirror mainstream retail, with operators reporting increased basket sizes and customer discovery as the industry matures beyond its medical origins. Meanwhile, Pennsylvania's three competing legalization proposals represent a market-defining moment where early licensing decisions will determine competitive dynamics for decades, watched closely in Washington as a potential template for federal reform.

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