Colorado cannabis retail chain Maggie’s Farm is responding to criticism after it shuttered five locations in late February without warning employees.

The company closed two of its stores in the Pueblo area, one in Colorado Springs and its only outlets in Can?on City and Las Animas, the Pueblo Chieftain reported.

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Customers expressed anger at the closures, and some employees and vendors said they are still owed payment, according to the newspaper.

“We were just basically told our benefits run until Feb. 29 and we will receive COBRA forms” for short-term health insurance coverage, Eric Ruybal, a former store manager in Pueblo, told the Chieftain.

Maggie’s Farm CEO and founder Bill Conkling was asked by Colorado Springs TV station KRDO why employees hadn’t

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