Massachusetts Officially Launches Adult-Use Cannabis Market
AmeriCann is Poised to Benefit from the Emergence of the Only Adult-Use Market in the Eastern United States
DENVER, CO / ACCESSWIRE / November 20, 2018 / AmeriCann, Inc. (OTCQB: ACAN), a cannabis company that is developing cultivation, processing and manufacturing facilities announces the commencement of Adult-Use sales in Massachusetts. Adults over 21 years of age now have a safe, legal market to purchase laboratory tested cannabis and cannabis products in Massachusetts.
Industry experts believe that the Massachusetts adult-use market, in conjunction with its existing medical program, will exceed $1 billion annually generating hundreds of millions in taxes for the Commonwealth. Massachusetts has a population of 6.8 million people and over 47 million people live within a 4 hour drive of Boston, MA.
"AmeriCann identified the potential of Massachusetts and executed a plan to make a major impact in the Commonwealth several years ago," stated Tim Keogh. "The official launch of the Adult-Use program validates our efforts to secure nearly a million square feet of infrastructure to serve this market where demand may outstrip supply for the foreseeable future."
AmeriCann has commenced construction on the Massachusetts Medical Cannabis Center (MMCC) on a 52-acre parcel located in Southeastern Massachusetts. The MMCC project is designed and approved for 987,000 sq. ft. of cannabis cultivation and processing infrastructure. The facilities will be developed in phases and will support both the existing medical cannabis and the newly emerging adult-use cannabis market. The Company also announced plans to build and operate an advanced large-scale processing and product manufacturing facility at the MMCC.
AmeriCann, through a 100% owned subsidiary AmeriCann Brands, Inc., plans to provide extraction and product manufacturing support to the entire MMCC project, as well as to other licensed cannabis farmers throughout regulated markets. In addition to large-scale extraction of cannabis plant material, AmeriCann Brands plans to produce branded consumer packaged goods including cannabis beverages, vaporizer products, edible products, non-edible products and concentrates at the state-of-the-art facility.
AmeriCann plans to replicate the brands, technology and innovations developed at its MMCC project to new markets as a multi-state licensed operator.
Massachusetts Voters legalized marijuana by approving election ballot questions. Recreational marijuana was legalized in 2016 and medical marijuana in 2012. As the first approved adult-use cannabis market on the Eastern U.S., Massachusetts has the potential to become the epicenter for cannabis innovation and research.
About Massachusetts Medical Cannabis Center
Massachusetts Medical Cannabis Center (MMCC), is a one million square foot sustainable greenhouse facility in Freetown, Mass which is being developed by AmeriCann. The first phase of the facility is scheduled to open and be ready for cannabis cultivation, processing, and infused product production in the spring of 2019. Once fully developed, the MMCC design calls for a research facility, a training center, corporate offices, a quality-assurance laboratory, and a facility for manufacturing cannabis-infused food, nutraceuticals and consumer packaged cannabis goods.
AmeriCann, through a 100% owned subsidiary AmeriCann Brands, Inc., plans to provide extraction and product manufacturing support to the entire MMCC project, as well as to other licensed cannabis farmers throughout regulated markets. In addition to large-scale extraction of cannabis plant material, AmeriCann Brands has applied for a license to produce branded consumer packaged goods including cannabis beverages, vaporizer products, edible products, non-edible products and concentrates at the state-of-the-art facility.
AmeriCann intends to open similar facilities in states in which cannabis is legal for medical and adult use.
About AmeriCann
AmeriCann (OTCQB: ACAN) is a publicly traded cannabis company that is developing a new generation of sustainable, state-of-the-art cannabis cultivation and processing properties.
AmeriCann uses greenhouse technology which is superior to the current industry standard of growing cannabis in warehouse facilities under artificial lights. According to industry experts, by capturing natural sunlight, greenhouses use 25 percent fewer light bulbs, and utility bills are up to 75 percent less than in typical warehouse cultivation facilities. As such, AmeriCann's Cannopy System enables cannabis to be produced with a greatly reduced carbon footprint, making the final product less expensive. Additionally, greenhouse construction costs are nearly half of warehouse construction costs.
The first publicly traded Certified B Corp in the cannabis industry, AmeriCann has proven its commitment to sustainable, clean cultivation of medical cannabis and to social and environmental ethics, transparency and accountability.
More information about the Company is available at: www.americann.co, or follow AmeriCann on Twitter @ACANinfo.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Contact Information:
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(303) 862-9000
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Media:
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Investors:
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SOURCE: AmeriCann, Inc.
