GrowGeneration Prepares to Enter Mississippi's Medical Cannabis Market
GrowGeneration (NASDAQ: GRWG) is expanding its operations by signing a lease for a new 40,000-square-foot hydroponic garden center in Jackson, Mississippi. This will be the first location in the state, coinciding with the introduction of Mississippi's medical cannabis program. The facility will provide indoor vertical farming and controlled environment agriculture, aligning with the growing demand for hydroponic supplies. CEO Darren Lampert emphasized Mississippi's potential as a gateway for medical cannabis in the South, projecting an influx of license holders needing GrowGen's expertise and products.
- Opening of a new 40,000-square-foot garden center in Mississippi, expanding market presence.
- Positioning in a growing medical cannabis market with unlimited growing licenses.
- Anticipated demand for hydroponic supplies and expertise due to new medical cannabis program.
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Mississippi To Become GrowGen's 13th State with Operations
DENVER, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - GrowGeneration Corp. (NASDAQ: GRWG), ("GrowGen" or the "Company") the nation's largest chain of specialty hydroponic and organic garden centers, today announced it has signed a lease in Jackson, Mississippi, for the future site of a state-of-the-art GrowGen garden center. This will be the Company's first location in the state of Mississippi, with 40,000 square feet of warehouse and showroom space, and will feature indoor vertical farming and controlled environment agriculture. Importantly, the opening of GrowGen's newest location will coincide with the implementation of Mississippi's new medical cannabis program, approved by voters in November.
"Mississippi is exactly the kind of new and emerging cannabis market GrowGen is looking to enter," said Darren Lampert, GrowGeneration's CEO. "With unlimited licenses to grow, allowance of out-of-state residents to apply for medical cards, and acceptance of out-of-state medical cards, Mississippi is positioned to serve the needs of its residents and those of its surrounding states, creating a 'gateway' to the South for medical cannabis."
Continued Lampert, "With the implementation of the state's medical cannabis program, we expect an influx of new license holders in need of hydroponic grow supplies and expertise from grow professionals to help them set up successful operations. GrowGen's supplies, services and staff are simply unmatched, and we look forward to quickly establishing ourselves as the leading hydroponics retailer in the state."
"Additionally, indoor controlled environment agriculture represents an opportunity for Mississippi and the Delta Region to apply vertical gardening for food agriculture. Our 40,000-square foot garden center will be the first of many in Mississippi. We expect to employ dozens of residents as we build our team of Mississippi Grow Pros."
For more information about GrowGen, or to locate its stores, please visit www.growgeneration.com.
About GrowGeneration Corp.:
GrowGen owns and operates specialty retail hydroponic and organic gardening stores. Currently, GrowGen has 53 stores, which include 8 locations in Colorado, 18 locations in California, 2 locations in Nevada, 1 location in Arizona, 2 locations in Washington, 7 locations in Michigan, 1 location in Rhode Island, 5 locations in Oklahoma, 2 locations in Oregon, 5 locations in Maine, 1 location in Florida and 1 location in Massachusetts. GrowGen also operates an online superstore for retail and craft growers at growgeneration.com, and a commercial ERP platform, Agron.io Powered by GrowGen, for large commercial growers. GrowGen carries and sells thousands of products, including organic nutrients and soils, advanced lighting technology and state of the art hydroponic equipment to be used indoors and outdoors by commercial and home growers. Our mission is to own and operate GrowGeneration branded stores in all the major states in the U.S. and Canada. Management estimates that roughly 1,000 hydroponic stores are in operation in the U.S. By 2025, the global hydroponics system market is estimated to reach approximately
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