The Forest pharmacy license deactivated in Utah
Utah medical cannabis retailer joins wave of nine closures recorded on state license roster as of mid-September.
FILE — closure · Ivan Radic / CC BY 2.0The Forest medical cannabis pharmacy license has been deactivated in Utah, according to the state license roster updated September 15. The closure is part of a broader deactivation sweep: at least nine other Utah cannabis retail and cultivation licenses lost active status on the same date, including locations operated by Dragonfly Wellness, Beehive Farmacy, Bloc Pharmacy, Curaleaf, and Zion Medicinal across multiple cities.
Utah's medical cannabis market currently lists six active retail locations and 14 open manufacturing licenses, per state data. The precise reasons for The Forest's deactivation are not disclosed in available records. The timing follows recent state efforts to expand medical cannabis access in rural areas and launch a patient search function, suggesting regulatory activity continues even as some operators exit.
To watch: whether additional license deactivations follow, and whether state regulators clarify the circumstances—voluntary closure, compliance action, or other factors—driving the September batch of removals.