Just a few weeks after opening, Northern Virginia’s first medical marijuana dispensary is fully booked and looking to expand.
Beyond/Hello, operated by husband-and-wife team Gregory and Farzana Kennedy, opened in late November at 8100 Albertstone Circle in the Manassas area of Prince William County. The outlet can not only fill cannabis prescriptions but also grows the marijuana itself on site. So far, Gregory Kennedy told InsideNoVa, the appointment-only dispensary has been almost fully booked.
“We have patients lined up for the next three to four weeks solid; we’re bringing patients in every 10-15 minutes for pharmacist consultations, and we have to have more time slots,” Gregory said. “There’s a balance because we’ve started our growing, our cultivation operation as well, and with the product that we have in process there will be more availability and more variety.”
Medical marijuana has been legal in Virginia only since 2019, and cannabis advocates have called the state’s medical regulations among the most restrictive in the country.
Initially, the state strictly limited the number of dispensaries in any one area. At the urging of Gov. Ralph Northam and other Democrats earlier this year, the General Assembly loosened some of…
