Verano Holdings Corp. announced that on July 1, the Company will commence adult use cannabis sales in Maryland at its four Zen Leaf retail locations across the state beginning at 9 a.m. ET local time. Verano will welcome state and local leaders at its Zen Leaf Elkridge location, and participation from local Chambers of Commerce across all locations, for ceremonial ribbon cuttings prior to welcoming the state's first adult use customers and commemorating the end of cannabis prohibition in Maryland.

Established in 2017, Verano's Maryland operations include a 38,000 square foot cultivation and processing facility in Jessup, and the Company's four Zen Leaf retail locations in Elkridge, Germantown, Pasadena and Towson. Nationally, Verano's active operations span 13 states, comprised of 130 dispensaries and 14 cultivation and processing facilities with more than 1 million square feet of cultivation capacity. Verano offers a wide range of high quality cannabis products sold at its Zen Leaf Maryland locations, including VeranoTM Reserve and Essence flower, Swift Lift mini pre-rolled joints, extracts and vaporizers; SavvyTM flower and vaporizers, larger-format cannabis products catering to more value-driven patients and consumers; BITSTM low-dose, high-function edibles; EncoreTM Edibles, hand-crafted cannabis gummies, hard candies, mints, caramels and chocolates; and AvexiaTM topicals, tablets, tinctures and RSO products that are made to effortlessly enhance any self-care routine.

In conjunction with the launch of adult use sales, current business hours at Zen Leaf locations in Maryland are Monday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.