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Dragonfly Wellness opens new Salt Lake City retail location in Utah

Utah medical cannabis retailer Dragonfly Wellness received a new license for Salt Lake City on Sept. 16, part of a batch of nine retail approvals.

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Machine-written from our data · source: State license roster

September 16, 2026 · 9:39 AM ET

Cannabis flower on a retail counter — file photo, not the scene of this story.

Dragonfly Wellness - Salt Lake City received a new medical cannabis retail license as of Sept. 16, according to the state license roster. The approval came as part of a broader licensing wave that granted nine retail licenses the same day, including locations for Curaleaf, Beehive Farmacy, Bloc Pharmacy, and The Forest across multiple Utah cities.

The license issuance follows reported closures of three retail licenses—including a prior Dragonfly Wellness - Salt Lake City location and two Beehive Farmacy licenses—dated Sept. 15. The timing suggests possible relocations or license transfers rather than wholesale market contraction. Utah's medical cannabis market currently supports 16 active retail locations alongside five cultivation and 14 manufacturing licenses.

The pace of licensing activity suggests continued regulatory openness to retail expansion in Utah's medical program. Next to watch: whether the new cohort of retailers achieves operational status quickly and how the market absorbs the added competition in the Salt Lake City area.

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