Rhize Cannabis Company license marked inactive in Vermont license roster
State records show Rhize Cannabis Company, LLC is no longer active, the latest in a string of Vermont cannabis license closures this month.
FILE — closure · Ivan Radic / CC BY 2.0Rhize Cannabis Company, LLC's license is no longer active in Vermont, according to the state license roster, as first reported by the State license roster.
The closure is the latest in a cluster of similar filings this month. State license roster data also flagged All Bliss Cannabis, LLC, Craft Cannabis Co. Manufacturing, LLC, and Last Minute Farm as no longer active, all within the past several days. No reasons for these closures were included in the roster data, and it is not clear whether the cases are related.
The closures come as Vermont regulators have been actively adjusting market rules. Coverage from VTDigger noted the state doubled its daily cannabis purchase limit, a move described as an effort to counter the black market. Marijuana Moment reported the governor signed a bill doubling the possession limit and allowing interstate commerce, while Vermont Public reported lawmakers approved broader changes to the cannabis market framework. Separately, MMJDaily reported a cannabis operator, Forbins Finest, faces an $80,000 fine tied to sabotaging a suspended facility, underscoring active enforcement activity in the state's market alongside the wave of closures.
The numbers
Vermont's adult-use market currently lists 112 open retail licenses, 321 open cultivation licenses, 92 open manufacturing licenses, and 2 open labs, according to state license stats. No pending applications were listed, and revenue and monthly sales figures were not available in the current dataset. Against that base of licenses, the loss of Rhize Cannabis Company's license, along with the other recent closures, represents a small fraction of the state's overall licensed footprint, though the clustering of multiple closures in a short window may warrant attention.
What to watch next
It remains unclear whether Rhize Cannabis Company's inactive status stems from a voluntary exit, a regulatory action, or another cause, as the roster does not specify a reason. Given the recent run of similar closures alongside Vermont's ongoing rule changes—including expanded purchase limits and interstate commerce provisions—future roster updates and any regulator statements may clarify whether this reflects broader market consolidation or isolated business decisions.