THC Beverages Meet Convenience Retail
Jon Halper of Top Ten Liquors says three in four shoppers in his stores don't buy THC products. Melissa Vonder Haar (CSP C-Store Cannabis Board) moderates Jake Bullock (co-founder and CEO, Cann), Lonnie McQuirter (36 Lyn Refuel Station, NACS legislative chair), Thomas Winstanley (Edibles.com, part of Edible Brands), and Grant Bleecher (TruAge) at CannaBev Summit 2026. The panel makes the case that convenience stores, bars and restaurants, and direct-to-consumer are where those shoppers will try their first THC drink, and that these are the channels state laws most often lock out.
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