Business
Curaleaf Completes the Acquisition of Grassroots Creating the World's Largest Cannabis Company
Curaleaf Completes the Acquisition of Grassroots Creating the World's Largest Cannabis Com...
About this update from Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nCuraleaf Completes the Acquisition of Grassroots Creating the World's Largest Cannabis Company\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nWAKEFIELD, Mass., July 23, 2020\n\n\n\nMarket Leading U.S. Presence Across 23 States with Over 135 Dispensary Locations and Licenses\nMitchell Kahn, Grassroots Co-Founder and CEO, Appointed to the Curaleaf Board of Directors\n WAKEFIELD, Mass., July 23, 2020 /CNW/ -- Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) (\"Curaleaf\" or the \"Company\"), the largest vertically integrated cannabis operator in the United States, today announced that it closed its milestone acquisition of GR Companies, Inc. (\"Grassroots\"), the largest private vertically-integrated multi-state operator in the United States, on July 23, 2020.\nWith completion of the acquisition of Grassroots, Curaleaf is the world's largest cannabis company by revenue and the most diversified vertically integrated cannabis company in the United States, the world's largest cannabis market. The transaction expands Curaleaf's presence from 18 to 23 states, with the combined company having affiliated operations spanning over 135 dispensary licenses, 88 operational dispensary locations, over 30 processing facilities and 22 cultivation sites with 1.6 million square feet of current cultivation capacity. Curaleaf's expanded geographic dispensary presence now offers access to medical or adult use Cannabis to more than 192 million people, or roughly two-thirds of the United States population.\n\"The successful acquisition of Grassroots marks Curaleaf's expansion into new vertically integrated markets in the Midwest, firmly establishing our U.S. market leadership position. This highly complementary combination brings together two companies with a shared vision for enhancing patients' and customers' lives with high-quality cannabis wellness and lifestyle products. I'd like to welcome all our new Grassroots colleagues, patients and customers to the Curaleaf family as we pursue our mission of improving lives by providing clarity around cannab...