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Vireo Growth Inc. Announces Closing of Acquisition of Outstanding Senior Secured Convertible Notes of Schwazze
– Parties enter into Restructuring Support Agreement; Vireo to bid to acquire control of Schwazze assets – – Schwazze operates 63 dispensaries and 10 manufacturing facilities in Colorado and New Mexico – MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vireo Growth Inc. ("Vireo" or the "Company") (CSE: VREO; OTCQX: VREOF) today announced that it has closed on a transaction to acquire outstanding senior secured convertible notes (the “Notes”) of public U.S. multi-state cannabis operator, Medicine M
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