Restore was the first and only medical marijuana dispensary in Philadelphia when it opened for business in Fishtown in May 2018. Flash forward five years and the city is now home to 16 medical marijuana dispensaries, with 59 across Southeastern Pennsylvania. Following several years of industry consolidation, Restore is the only independently owned dispensary operator left in
Restore was the first and only medical marijuana dispensary in Philadelphia when it opened for business in Fishtown in May 2018.
Flash forward five years and the city is now home to 16 medical marijuana dispensaries, with 59 across Southeastern Pennsylvania. Following several years of industry consolidation, Restore is the only independently owned dispensary operator left in the state.
The 240-employee company operates six Pennsylvania dispensaries in Doylestown, Elkins Park, Yeadon, Pottstown, Lancaster and Philadelphia. Workers at its Elkins Park site voted to unionize earlier this month. The company also opened its first South Jersey medical marijuana dispensary in Glassboro in April.
Rob Stanley, Restore’s chief operating officer since its inception, sat down with the Business Journal inside the Fishtown dispensary to talk about the business.
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