Feb 1 (Reuters) - VERANO:
* VERANO TO ENTER NEW YORK, MINNESOTA AND NEW MEXICO MARKETS
WITH
PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF GOODNESS GROWTH HOLDINGS
* VERANO - DEAL INCLUDES 18 ACTIVE DISPENSARIES; FIVE
CULTIVATION
AND PROCESSING FACILITIES
* VERANO - WILL ACQUIRE ONE OF ONLY TWO
VERTICALLY-INTEGRATED
LICENSES IN MINNESOTA WHICH INCLUDES ONE CULTIVATION LICENSE AND
EIGHT ACTIVE DISPENSARIES
* VERANO - VERANO WILL ACQUIRE SHARES OF GOODNESS IN AN
ALL-SHARE
DEAL VALUED AT ABOUT US$413 MILLION ON A FULLY-DILUTED BASIS
* VERANO - DEAL INCLUDES A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
FACILITY AND
VIREO, 1937, LITEBUD, KINGS & QUEENS, HI-COLOR, AND AMPLIFI
PRODUCT BRANDS
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