New medical cannabis dispensary designed to change the shopping experience

There can be a bit of awkwardness surrounding a visit to a medical cannabis dispensary. A new shopping experience is attempting to change that. 

New York City-based Columbia Care’s new retail brand Cannabist recently opened a location in Sarasota — part of 14 locations that opened across Florida. Columbia Care, a cultivator, manufacturer and provider of cannabis products and related services, received approval last year from the Florida Department of Health’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use to operate as a retail brand.