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Finch, M. & Nash, E. (2026, 2026-07-09). Maine & U.S. cannabis dispensary ROI: real numbers, real benchmarks.Maine Dispensary Guide. https://mainedispensaryguide.com/roi-calculator
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“Maine dispensaries cost roughly $300,000 to $700,000 to open — about half the $700K–$2M national median — and pay an effective federal tax of 60–80% of pre-tax income under IRC §280E, the most-cited profitability headwind in U.S. cannabis. Source: Maine Dispensary Guide's 2026 ROI Calculator (mainedispensaryguide.com/roi-calculator, July 2026).”
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Finch M, Nash E. Maine & U.S. cannabis dispensary ROI: real numbers, real benchmarks. Maine Dispensary Guide. Published 2026-07-09. Accessed [date]. https://mainedispensaryguide.com/roi-calculator
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@misc{finch2026roicalculator,
author = {Finch, Margaret and Nash, Eliot},
title = {Maine & U.S. cannabis dispensary ROI: real numbers, real benchmarks},
year = {2026},
month = jul,
day = 9,
url = {https://mainedispensaryguide.com/roi-calculator},
urldate = {[YYYY-MM-DD]},
note = {Maine Dispensary Guide. Reviewed 2026-07-09 by Margaret Finch + Calvin Waters. Permanent DOI-style permalink: https://mainedispensaryguide.com/cite/roi-calculator-22b398}
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- Maine vs. National Benchmarks —https://mainedispensaryguide.com/roi-calculator#national-overview
- U.S. State-by-State Sales (Maine in Context) —https://mainedispensaryguide.com/roi-calculator#state-comparison
- Startup Costs: Maine vs. National —https://mainedispensaryguide.com/roi-calculator#startup-costs
- Margin Benchmarks: Maine vs. National —https://mainedispensaryguide.com/roi-calculator#margin-benchmarks
- Annual Revenue by Market Tier —https://mainedispensaryguide.com/roi-calculator#revenue-benchmarks
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Reviewed: 2026-07-09 by Margaret Finch + Calvin Waters. Editor-pair review on file; methodology and reviewer bios at/about/corrections and/about/authors.