Backwoods Farm license deactivated in Vermont amid wave of operator churn
Vermont cannabis regulator's roster shows Backwoods Farm among at least five cultivation or manufacturing licenses deactivated on July 31.
FILE — closure · Ivan Radic / CC BY 2.0Backwoods Farm, LLC's license is no longer active in Vermont as of July 31, according to the state license roster. The deactivation is one of at least five operator licenses removed from the roster the same day, including Terpslurper Farms, Stillmore Farms LLC, Birdseye Botanicals, and Rebel East VT LLC. The rapid sequence of closures suggests either a batch regulatory action or synchronized voluntary exits.
The timing coincides with recent license issuances—Last Minute Farm and All Bliss Cannabis, LLC were licensed as new cultivation operators on July 30, though All Bliss and manufacturing operator Rhize Cannabis Company were themselves deactivated by July 27. This churn pattern, combined with prior reporting that Vermont cannabis prices run roughly double those in neighboring Massachusetts, may reflect margin pressures or regulatory compliance challenges facing smaller operators.
Vermont's adult-use market held 317 active cultivation licenses and 111 open retail locations as of July 31. Monthly sales data through May 2026 remained flat, hovering around $13 million. Watch whether license deactivations accelerate or stabilize in coming weeks, and whether price-to-market dynamics shift as operator consolidation occurs.