After over two years of turbulent efforts to launch Delaware’s recreational marijuana market, the First State may finally see some legal cannabis products on the shelves starting next month.The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner announced last week that the state’s 13 medical dispensaries that purchased conversion licenses may begin selling recreationally on August 1.Delaware Public Media’s Sarah Petrowich spoke this week with Marijuana Commissioner Josh Sanderlin - delving into the competitive advantages for these medical dispensaries, how close other retailers are to coming online and the future of unregulated hemp-derived products in Delaware.

Delaware Shakespeare takes the stage at Wilmington's Rockwood Park for its annual series of summer shows starting July 18, with a preview the night before.The show is "Twelfth Night, O Lo Que Quieras," a musical, bilingual reimagining of the Shakespeare classic.In this edition of Arts Playlist, Martin Matheny sat down with DelShakes' Producing Artistic Director Mariah Gantt to learn more.

This week – we bring you the latest episode of the Delaware Humanities’ podcast – ‘People and Planet.’In this episode, we focus on Indigenous Dance and its connections to the environment – as well its role in connecting Delawareans to the land and the history of indigenous people in the First State with Herman Jackson of the Nanticoke Tribe in Delaware where he serves as spiritual advisor. Jackson has performed tribal dances throughout the state and around the country since 2012.

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State lawmakers have just one day of work left in the 2025 portion of the current legislative session – the first session under new Gov. Matt Meyer.As they work to get a few more bills to the finish line on June 30th, we take some time on The Green this week to look back at what Gov. Meyer and the General Assembly were - and weren’t - able to accomplish.Earlier this week, Delaware Public Media state politics reporter Sarah Petrowich joined News Director Tom Byrne to dive into this year’s legislative scorecard.

Affordable housing – specifically the lack of it – is an issue that’s been in the headlines in Delaware and nationwide for a few years now.And there’s no shortage of government agencies, lawmakers, nonprofits, and housing advocates trying to find new and create ways to deliver solutions. This week, contributor Eileen Dallabrida takes a deeper dive into what issue looks like here in the First State and some of the responses to it.

The Southern Delaware Orchestra, or SODELO is hard at work preparing for a summer concert series featuring a guest conductor, a guest soloist, and the orchestra's debut appearance at the Freeman Arts Pavilion.In this edition of Arts Playlist , Delaware Public Media's Martin Matheny gets a preview with violinist Steve Griefer SODELO co-founder and board president.

In this week’s Enlighten Me, we head to the University of Delaware to highlight work from student journalists – pieces produced by UD Communications students for a class taught by Nancy Karibjanian, a long-time First State journalist, Director of UD’s Journalism Program, and one of founders of Delaware Public Media. This week’s featured student journalists are Olivia Hoover and Iyanna Register.

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It’s been over two years since the First State legalized recreational marijuana, and Delaware has yet to open any dispensaries.Rob Coupe, the first leader of the Office of the Marijuana Commissioner, stepped down in January, and the governor did not tap a replacement until last month.That new commissioner - cannabis attorney Josh Sanderlin - says despite Delaware’s challenges, he is confident in seeing a successful rollout.Delaware Public Media’s Sarah Petrowich spoke with Sanderlin about the trials and tribulations marijuana business owners have faced - and what consumers can expect moving forward.