The Pennsylvania operations of a medical marijuana dispensary operator with locations in Hanover and Annville have been sold, according to a press release.
Fluent Corporation, which operates medical marijuana dispensaries locally in Penn Township, Mechanicsburg and Annville, has sold the company’s Pennsylvania operations to Hive Holdings Inc., according to a release issued by the company.
The sale was completed in exchange for $12.5 million in cash, the release states, and was effective Dec. 31, 2025.
According to the release, the transaction was completed, in part, due to the federal rescheduling of marijuana from a Schedule I controlled substance to a Schedule III controlled substance in an executive order issued by the Trump administration on Dec. 18, 2025.
“Against the backdrop of federal rescheduling, we believe now is the right time to simplify the business and focus on scale, efficiency, and concentration in our most strategic markets,” Dave Vautrin, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Fluent, is quoted as stating in the release.
“By divesting our Pennsylvania operations, we are strengthening our balance sheet, reducing leverage, and sharpening our strategic focus on markets where we see the greatest near and mid-term opportunity,” Vautrin said.
Fluent is the current operator of a dispensary at 648 Frederick Street in Penn Township, a location which originally opened in 2018 under the branding of Knox Medical as the first medical marijuana dispensary in York County.
In 2019, Knox Medical rebranded its dispensary network to the Fluent Corporation branding.
Fluent later opened its Mechanicsburg location in 2021, followed by an Annville location on East Main Street in 2022.
It was unclear, from the release, if any changes would come to the dispensaries, which have remained in operation since the sale. While Fluent previously listed 37 retail locations, the release indicated that the company now operates 34 following the sale of the three in Pennsylvania.
Fluent is headquartered in Florida, according to the company, with operations in Florida, New York and Texas, including eight cultivation or manufacturing facilities as well as the 34 retail locations.
Harrison Jones is the Hanover reporter for The Evening Sun. Reach him at hjones@usatodayco.com.