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Orleans Cannabis LLC cultivator license deactivated in Vermont

State license roster shows Orleans Cannabis LLC's cultivator permit no longer active; closure marks latest in wave of Vermont operator exits.

The Cannabis Newz Automated Desk

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

August 18, 2026 · 9:59 AM ET

Closed sign hanging in a shop door — file photo, not the scene of this story.

Orleans Cannabis LLC, a licensed cultivator in Vermont, has had its license deactivated according to the state license roster updated August 18. The closure adds to a pronounced wave of operator exits in the state: at least 12 additional cultivators and retailers have lost active status since August 9, including Island Pond Cannabis Company, Life Arises Farm LLC, Cloudy Day Farm LLC, and The Cannabis Collective.

Vermont's licensed market remains substantially staffed—293 active cultivators, 107 retail locations, and 86 manufacturers as of the latest roster update—but the August cluster of deactivations suggests operational pressure across the supply chain. Recent reporting has flagged federal hemp-definition shifts as a potential complicating factor for the state's industry, though no direct cause for individual closures has been disclosed.

Watch whether the August exit rate continues or stabilizes, and whether state regulators issue guidance on the regulatory or market conditions driving the recent wave.

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