- Zen Leaf West Chester is Verano’s 13th affiliated Pennsylvania dispensary and second state location to supply handy drive-through service, marking the Firm’s 91st location nationwide1.
- The West Chester Zen Leaf storefront is the third of six permitted medical registrant dispensary places opened by Verano affiliate Agronomed Biologics, LLC in Pennsylvania
- The Pennsylvania medical hashish program has grown considerably to greater than 630,000 statewide sufferers and caregivers2; Zen Leaf West Chester will provide expanded entry to serve Chester County’s medical hashish group of almost 26,000 sufferers3.
- Zen Leaf West Chester is positioned on Oakland Highway, a high traffic location that’s conveniently accessible from each U.S. Routes 1 and 202 and sees average daily traffic of 14,000 vehicles, in accordance with the Pennsylvania Division of Transportation.
CHICAGO, Dec. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verano Holdings Corp. (CSE: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNOF) (“Verano” or the “Firm”), a number one multi-state hashish firm, at this time introduced the opening of Zen Leaf West Chester, a brand new storefront underneath its affiliate Agronomed Biologics, LLC. As a part of the state’s Chapter 20 Medical Registrant Program, the dispensary will, in collaboration with the Drexel College Medical Hashish Analysis Heart, conduct ongoing analysis on medical hashish and its results on numerous circumstances lined by this system in Pennsylvania. The dispensary would be the fifth Pennsylvania Zen Leaf dispensary and the Firm’s 13th affiliated dispensary within the state, together with its places underneath associates TerraVida and The Therapeutic Heart. Zen Leaf West Chester is positioned at 300 Oakland Highway, West Chester, PA 19382 and is scheduled to open December 3 at 9:00 a.m. native time.
Pennsylvania’s medical hashish program has skilled exponential progress since its inception in 2016. In its first 5 years, affected person and caregiver numbers have reached greater than 630,000, making Pennsylvania one of many largest medical hashish packages within the nation, measured in complete variety of contributors.
“Because the medical hashish program additional expands in Pennsylvania, a rising variety of sufferers would require extra handy entry to the merchandise that serve their wellness wants,” stated George Archos, Verano Founder and Chief Govt Officer. “Given its strong program progress, now we have continued scaling our operations within the Keystone State to higher serve its increasing affected person base. With the addition of Zen Leaf West Chester, we’re proud to proceed serving the state’s vibrant medical hashish group by offering high-quality medical hashish therapeutics and sources to sufferers throughout Pennsylvania.”
Zen Leaf West Chester will provide a collection of hashish therapeutics, together with flower, topicals, and vapes. Enterprise hours are 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Monday by means of Saturday, and Sunday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Categorical-order pickup and drive-through ordering can also be obtainable for added affected person comfort.
About Verano
Verano is a number one, vertically built-in, multi-state hashish operator within the U.S., dedicated to the continuing enchancment of communal wellness by offering accountable entry to regulated hashish merchandise. With a mission to handle very important well being and wellness wants, Verano produces a complete suite of premium, progressive hashish merchandise bought underneath its trusted portfolio of client manufacturers, together with Verano™, Avexia™, Encore™, and MÜV™. Verano’s portfolio encompasses 15 U.S. states, with lively operations in 12, together with 12 manufacturing services comprising over 1,000,000 sq. toes of cultivation. Verano designs, builds, and operates dispensaries underneath retail manufacturers together with Zen Leaf™ and MÜV™, delivering a superior hashish procuring expertise in each medical and adult-use markets. Study extra at www.verano.com.
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1 Contains impression of pending acquisitions.
2 Supply: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
3 Supply: PA Dept of Health / CHNI News
