CHICAGO — Verano Holdings Corp., a leading multistate cannabis company, inked an exclusive partnership with Grow Sciences, a cultivator of elite genetics in craft cannabis formats, to bring a suite of the Arizona-based company’s premier flower and extract products to Illinois cannabis consumers. Beginning June 21, Grow Sciences’ products – including flower eighths, joints, and live hash rosin cartridges – will be available in Illinois.
Verano will add thirteen of Grow Sciences’ most sought-after strains to the Illinois market, including Prickly Pear, Florida Jack and Jelly RTZ.
“As one of Arizona’s premier cannabis operators, our exclusive partnership with Grow Sciences is an incredible opportunity to collaborate with a legendary West Coast brand to offer Zen Leaf shoppers and wholesale partners across Illinois an entirely new set of top-class strains, genetics and extract products,” said George Archos, Verano founder and Chief Executive Officer. “This collaborative partnership in our home state adds further momentum and depth to the robust pipeline of new products we’ve launched this year, and we look forward to introducing Illinois cannabis enthusiasts to Grow Sciences’ suite of award-winning products across our Zen Leaf footprint and beyond.”
“We’re beyond excited to expand Grow Sciences into Illinois and offer our products to a whole new group of people,” said Mike C., Grow Sciences’ founder and Chief Executive Officer. “Sharing our vision and commitment to quality made Verano the perfect partner in this venture. I hope the people of Illinois enjoy this collaboration as much as we enjoyed creating it.”
“When we founded Grow Sciences eight years ago we never thought we would be taking our vision to other states,” said Matthew Blum, Grow Sciences’ founder and Chief Operations Officer. “As we launch in Illinois, it has really hit home that Grow Sciences’ mission of providing quality above everything is being realized. On behalf of the entire Grow Sciences family, thank you for welcoming us to Illinois.”
About Verano
Verano Holdings Corp. (Cboe CA: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNOF), one of the U.S. cannabis industry’s leading companies based on historical revenue, geographic scope, and brand performance, is a vertically integrated, multistate operator embracing a mission of saying Yes to plant progress and the bold exploration of cannabis. Verano provides a cannabis shopping experience in medical and adult use markets under the Zen Leaf and MÜV dispensary banners, including Cabbage Club, an annual membership program offering exclusive benefits for cannabis consumers. Verano produces a comprehensive suite of regulated cannabis products sold under its diverse portfolio including Verano, (the) Essence, MÜV, Savvy, BITS, Encore, and Avexia. Verano’s active operations span 13 U.S. states with 15 production facilities with over 1.1 million square feet of cultivation capacity.
