A commercial cannabis business called “Blue Fire” will be located at 1975 W. Olive Avenue across the street from Walmart Auto Care Center and the Merced County Food Bank.

The commercial site is being completely remodeled from the outside in. This is 1 out of 4 commercial cannabis business dispensaries that will be located in Merced.

In September 2018, a special committee approved the four highest ranking cannabis dispensaries with Blue Fire ranked number 1.

No exact date for the opening of Blue Fire has been mentioned at this time.