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    Cambridge's first Black woman-owned cannabis dispensary opens

    By Steph Solis,

    2024-04-19

    After two years of building and permitting delays, Harvard Square has a cannabis dispensary.

    Zoom in: Yamba Boutique opened this week at 31 Church St., a small brick building that once housed a Cambridge police station.


    • The jail cell in the back is now an inventory room.
    • The boutique is a Black woman-owned dispensary catering to women, seniors, vets and queer people — really, anyone who hasn't felt seen in the cannabis scene, says CEO Leah Samura.

    Axios took a peek inside.

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1UrMkB_0sWWkJXa00
    The vast majority of non-regulated products — bongs, pipes, apparel — came from other Black woman-owned brands, CEO Leah Samura says. Photo: Steph Solis/Axios https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3o2NUs_0sWWkJXa00 Yamba Boutique GM Shani Joseph, left, and CEO Leah Samura, right. Photo: Steph Solis/Axios https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4QFcST_0sWWkJXa00
    A plaque stating Yamba's mission at the entry. Photo: Steph Solis/Axios https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1Upkpu_0sWWkJXa00 Photo: Steph Solis/Axios
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