Grow Sciences flower, pre-rolls, solventless extracts, vaporizers and edibles will initially be sold exclusively at Zen Leaf dispensaries in the Illinois market
CHICAGO, June 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verano Holdings Corp. (Cboe CA: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNOF) (“Verano” or the “Company”), a leading multi-state cannabis company, today announced 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’ best-in-class products – including flower eighths, joints and live hash rosin cartridges, followed by hash rosin extracts and rosin fruit chews – will be available at all ten Zen Leaf dispensaries in Illinois, followed by additional third-party dispensaries across the Land of Lincoln thereafter.
With operations in Arizona since 2017, Grow Sciences is an industry leader in cannabis genetics and extraction methods, with a focus on cultivating elite genetics and solventless products in a craft cannabis format. Through this exclusive partnership, 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. Welcome to quality.”
“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.”
The full suite of Grow Sciences products that will be available at Zen Leaf dispensaries in Illinois, followed by third-party dispensaries across the state, includes:
For more information about Verano and Grow Sciences, and to place an online order, visit http://www.ZenLeafDispensaries.com or follow along on Instagram via @GrowSciencesIL. Product images are available for media use and download here (credit “courtesy of Verano”).
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, multi-state operator embracing a mission of saying Yes to plant progress and the bold exploration of cannabis. Verano provides a superior cannabis shopping experience in medical and adult use markets under the Zen Leaf and MÜV dispensary banners, including Cabbage Club, an innovative annual membership program offering exclusive benefits for cannabis consumers. Verano produces a comprehensive suite of high-quality, regulated cannabis products sold under its diverse portfolio of trusted consumer brands including Verano, (the) Essence, MÜV, Savvy, BITS, Encore, and Avexia. Verano’s active operations span 13 U.S. states, comprised of 15 production facilities with over 1.1 million square feet of cultivation capacity. Learn more at Verano.com.
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Live rosin extracts and fruit chews will be available at Zen Leaf locations in Illinois shortly after the initial launch.
