Cannabis  June 8, 2020

Schwazze acquires 14 Star Buds locations in Colorado

DENVER — Schwazze, formerly operating as Medicine Man Technologies Inc. (OTCQX: SHWZ), has signed definitive agreements to acquire 14 Star Buds locations in Colorado.

Star Buds operates retail cannabis stores. The acquisition includes retail locations in Commerce City, Longmont, Louisville, Niwot, Pueblo, Pueblo West and Westminster, along with a cultivation facility in Denver.

The facilities are being acquired from 13 different ownership groups and collectively recorded $50 million in revenue in 2019, Schwazze reported.

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“Star Buds is a premier brand across the entire cannabis industry, and we are thrilled to bring the Colorado locations into the Schwazze family,” Justin Dye, CEO of Schwazze, said in a prepared statement. “The addition of the Star Buds builds on our customer-centric focus and will significantly expand our retail operations footprint while also increasing return to shareholders.”

The acquisitions are expected to close later in 2020. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.

Schwazze is a trade name for Medicine Man Technologies Inc.

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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