4Front Ventures Corp. announced it has closed on the purchase of New England Cannabis Corporation, a best-in-class cannabis cultivator with facilities based in Holliston, Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission approved of the Transaction during its public meeting on January 20, 2022.

The Transaction was first announced in the company's dated October 7, 2021. The acquisition of NECC and its licensed, fully operational 55,000 sq. ft.

cultivation facility immediately scales 4Front's presence as a dominant wholesaler and producer in Massachusetts, a competitive limited-license state. The Transaction more than doubles the Company's total flower canopy in Massachusetts to over 30,000 sq. ft., with expansion potential for an additional 10,000 sq.

ft. Furthermore, the NECC facility nearly triples 4Front's kitchen, processing and distribution space in Massachusetts, and will supplement the products currently sold via wholesale distribution and through 4Front's existing "Mission" dispensaries. 4Front's full suite of popular brands has already achieved wide-scale consumer support in the State's rapidly growing adult-use cannabis market and has won several awards, including first place for Hi-Burst as the best fruity non-gummy edible in High Times' 2021 Massachusetts People's Choice Cannabis Cup.