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Dispensary Operator AWH Enters Chicago Market

New York City-based AWH has entered the Chicago market with an agreement to acquire cannabis dispensaries in downtown’s River North and the North Side’s Logan Square. The agreement will allow AWH to take ownership of both MOCA – Modern Cannabis dispensaries following approval from state regulators.

“MOCA has been a leading player in the Chicago market, and we are excited to pair it with our Illinois Supply & Provisions (IS&P) dispensaries which include the top-performing retail outlet in the state in Collinsville,” said AWH founder Abner Kurtin. 

MOCA is one of Chicago’s original cannabis dispensaries, first opening to serve medical patients in Logan Square in February, 2016. Today it serves both medical and recreational customers, with a recreational-only location recently opened in River North. 

The addition of the two MOCA properties would give AWH six retail licenses in Illinois. AWH will continue to seek new acquisitions and partnership opportunities.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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