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25 North Main St., Lanesborough, MA 01237
365 Main St., Sturbridge, MA 01566
55 University Dr., Amherst, MA 01002
1247 East Main St., Chicopee, MA 01020
118 Conz St., Northampton, MA 01060
7 Legion Ave., Greenfield, MA 01301
422 Amity St., Amherst, MA 01002
1375 North Main St., Sheffield, MA 01257
783 South Main St., Great Barrington, MA 01230
328 College St., Amherst, MA 01002
110 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA 01060
169 Meadow St., Amherst, MA 01002
5 South Main St., Orange, MA 01364
238 Main St., Williamstown, MA 01267
10 Callahan Dr., Pittsfield, MA 01201
144 Sturbridge Road, Charlton, MA 01507
672 Fuller Road, Chicopee, MA 01020
394 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230
261 King St., Northampton, MA 01060
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Dazed
tunities, so we can run these businesses properly.”
Land of Opportunity
The New York location, in Manhattan’s Union Square neighborhood, has certainly been a success story, starting with its origin as a pop-up opened under the state’s CAURD (conditional adult-use
retail dispensary), which invested in communities
and entreprenuers that had been harmed by the war on drugs; Warner, a Harlem native, was arrested in 2008 for trying to buy marijuana during a sting opera- tion, which hindered his ability to find employment afterward.
Now, he and his two partners are the employers at three Dazed stores — with more locations in the works, they hope.
“Keshawn and his dedicated team at Dazed exem- plify entrepreneurship in action, shining a spotlight on the importance of social equity in the cannabis indus- try,” Chris Webber of the New York Social Equity Can- nabis Investment Fund said upon the Union Square
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“We want our team to grow with our expansion, and that’s been good for us to see.”
location’s grand opening in November. “This isn’t just about a dispensary; it’s about leveling the playing field, creating opportunities, and building a more inclusive and dynamic entrepreneurial landscape.”
Vianello said it’s been gratifying to hire locally, pro- viding job opportunities to others.
“That’s the most exciting thing. When we started Dazed in Holyoke, we made a conscious effort to hire hyper-locally. Most of our folks are Holyoke residents or from the surrounding areas, Greater Springfield — but mostly from Holyoke. That’s the entire staff, from the general manager to the newest employee; they’re all local, and they’ve all been promoted and hired from within. And when we had the opportunity to expand into Monson, we were able to bring a lot of
those folks over and give them a broader opportunity for employment.”
Indeed, many young people entering the canna- bis field recognize it as a new industry with plenty of advancement opportunity.
“We want our team to grow with our expansion, and that’s been good for us to see,” Vianello said. “It’s a new industry, so there’s definitely a lot of opportuni- ties for those folks to grow too. Not everyone has a lot of experience, and those that have experience are super valuable.”
As the cannabis workforce continues to mature and move up, Vianello and his partners are excited to see the industry do the same, despite all the chal- lenges and all the hand wringing over how many dis- pensaries are too many.
“The thing I like best is that it’s changing and growing, with a lot of different opportunities coming up,” he said. “You just don’t know what’s down the road.” BW
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