Green Thumb Industries Unveils Third Annual Social Impact Report

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Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) has released its third annual Social Impact Report, highlighting achievements across its 'Growing For Good' program in 2024. The company, with over 4,800 employees, raised more than $1.6 million through retail initiatives for various social organizations.

Key accomplishments include:

• Helping 175+ individuals clear their records through expungement clinics
• Providing 525 commissary, 190 re-entry, and 50 family support grants via Last Prisoner Project
• Environmental achievements including 5.3 million kWh energy savings and 3,500 tons CO2e reduction
• Contributing 250+ volunteer hours and collecting over 12,500 items through donation drives

The program focuses on four pillars: Community Engagement, Inclusion & Belonging, Restorative Justice, and Environmental Stewardship, with initiatives ranging from voter registration to employee resource groups.

Positive

• Strong community impact with $1.6 million raised through retail initiatives
• Significant environmental achievements: 5.3M kWh energy savings, 3,500 tons CO2e reduction
• Extensive social support through 525 commissary, 190 re-entry, and 50 family support grants

Negative

• None.

CHICAGO and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Green Thumb Industries Inc. (“Green Thumb” or the “Company”) (CSE: GTII) (OTCQX: GTBIF), a leading national cannabis consumer packaged goods company and owner of RISE Dispensaries, today released its third annual Social Impact Report. The 2024 Social Impact Report documents and celebrates Green Thumb's continued efforts to drive progress across four key pillars of the Company's "Growing For Good" program — Community Engagement, Inclusion & Belonging, Restorative Justice, and Environmental Stewardship. The full report can be viewed at www.gtigrows.com/social-impact-report.

"The ‘Growing For Good’ program is not simply a philanthropic arm of Green Thumb; it's a reflection of our entire culture and our shared responsibility to give back to the communities we serve," said Green Thumb Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ben Kovler. "The team made great strides in 2024 toward creating meaningful change across each of our pillars – from expungement clinics and volunteer drives to dog adoptions and voter registration events. Alongside our incredible partners, we are leaving a real, lasting positive impact across our communities that will only grow in the years to come."

In 2024, Green Thumb blended culture, community and cannabis to advocate for social justice reform and create a more inclusive industry rooted in positivity. The Company's team of over 4,800 employees demonstrated unwavering dedication to accomplish the following outcomes for Green Thumb and their communities:

• Community Engagement: Through Green Thumb's retail initiatives, First Day Profits and Round Up , the Company raised more than $1.6 million for over a dozen organizations involved in important initiatives such as seeking to end the War on Drugs (Students for Sensible Drug Policy), advocating for cannabis criminal justice reform (Last Prisoner Project), promoting voter registration (HeadCount), and many other efforts toward social change.
• Inclusion & Belonging: At Green Thumb, team members help shape inclusion and belonging within the Company through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). In 2024, ERG members helped raise awareness across internal and external communities about key cultural moments by sharing content, hosting Lunch & Learns, and collaborating with brand partners who share their beliefs.
• Restorative Justice: Through expungement clinics held in 2024, Green Thumb helped more than 175 individuals nationwide remove barriers to employment, housing, and opportunity by clearing their records. The Company also partnered with the Last Prisoner Project (LPP) to help provide 525 commissary, 190 re-entry, and 50 family support grants.
• Environmental Stewardship: The Company has taken steps toward reducing its ecological footprint, including saving 5.3 million kWh, cutting its CO2e usage by 3,500 tons, taking 850 cars off the street, and planting 60,000 trees.

Green Thumb team members consistently volunteer within their communities at mission-driven nonprofits. In 2024, Green Thumb team members totaled 250+ volunteer hours, and over 12,500 items were gathered nationwide at RISE Dispensary donation drives. In 2025, the Company will explore new ways to help build and shape an industry that prioritizes environmental stewardship, restorative justice, inclusion and belonging, and community engagement. To learn more about Green Thumb's "Growing For Good" program and its collection of community-oriented initiatives, please visit https://www.gtigrows.com/.

About Green Thumb Industries
Green Thumb Industries Inc. (“Green Thumb”), a national cannabis consumer packaged goods company and retailer, promotes well-being through the power of cannabis while giving back to the communities in which it serves. Green Thumb manufactures and distributes a portfolio of branded cannabis products including &Shine, Beboe, Dogwalkers, Doctor Solomon’s, Good Green, incredibles and RYTHM. The company also owns and operates rapidly growing national retail cannabis stores called RISE. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Green Thumb has 20 manufacturing facilities, 102 open retail locations and operations across 14 U.S. markets. Established in 2014, Green Thumb employs approximately 4,800 people and serves millions of patients and customers each year. More information is available at www.gtigrows.com.

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Further information on these and other potential factors that could affect the Company’s business and financial condition and the results of operations are included in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and elsewhere in the Company’s filings with the SEC, which are available on the SEC’s website or at https://investors.gtigrows.com. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained in this document, which reflect management’s opinions only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to any forward-looking statements. You are advised, however, to consult any additional disclosures we make in our reports to the SEC. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in this document.

Green Thumb Investor Contact:
Andy Grossman
EVP, Capital Markets & Investor Relations
InvestorRelations@gtigrows.com
310-622-8257

Green Thumb Media Contact:
GTI Communications
media@gtigrows.com

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FAQ

How much money did Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) raise through its retail initiatives in 2024?

Through First Day Profits and Round Up initiatives, GTBIF raised over $1.6 million for various social organizations in 2024.

What environmental impact did GTBIF achieve in its 2024 social impact report?

GTBIF saved 5.3 million kWh of energy, reduced CO2e by 3,500 tons, equivalent to taking 850 cars off the street, and planted 60,000 trees.

How many expungement records did Green Thumb Industries help clear in 2024?

GTBIF helped more than 175 individuals nationwide clear their records through expungement clinics in 2024.

What are the four key pillars of GTBIF's 'Growing For Good' program?

The four pillars are Community Engagement, Inclusion & Belonging, Restorative Justice, and Environmental Stewardship.