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V O L . X X V I I I N O. X X X 64 BO O K O F L I S T S 2 0 2 3 I N D U S T RY Maine's largest marijuana businesses Ranked by number of Maine employees Maine's largest marijuana businesses Ranked by number of Maine employees Company Maine employees/ total employees Cultivation Manufacturer Test lab Medical retail Adult use retail Notes Top executive(s)/ year founded 1 1 Curaleaf Maine Adult Use Inc. 913 Post Road , Wells 04090 360-3310• curaleaf.com 150 5,600 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Five locations in Maine Matt Darin president 2011 2 Wellness Connection of Maine 685 Congress St., Portland 04102 855-848-6740• mainewellness.org 80 80 ✔ ✔ ✔ Full suite of cannabis products in Wellness Connection, HighNorth, and Botanist brands; products sold wholesale to storefronts statewide and in four retail locations in South Portland, Portland, Brewer and Gardiner Ron MacDonald president 2011 3 Seaweed Co. 185 Running Hill Road, South Portland 04106 819-4114• seaweedmaine.com 45 45 ✔ ✔ Manufacturing facility processes products for both medical and adult-use; additional location at 23 Marginal Way #7, Portland Scott Howard owner 2020 3 Stoner & Co. 414 Hill St., Biddeford 04005 494-7098• stonerandco.com 45 N/A ✔ ✔ Adult use retail in planning stage Karleena Stoner Morgan Stoner co-owners 2015 5 Blue Sky 361 Wilton Road, Farmington 04989 778-0726• blueskymaine.com 40 N/A ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 104 Fairbanks Road, Farmington is new adult use retail location; adult use cultivation coming soon Chad Crandall Jake Daku co-owners 2018 6 Canuvo Inc. 4 Wellspring Road, Biddeford 04005 602-6130• canuvo.org 30 30 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Adult use retail and cultivation in Bridgton Zia Quint general manager 2011 6 Meowy Jane LLC 3 Market St., Portland 04101 536-7004• meowyjane.org 30 30 ✔ N/A Noelle Albert co-founder and owner 2012 8 Mystique of Maine 43 Mystique Way, Auburn 04210 245-2645• mystiqueofmaine.com 25 N/A ✔ ✔ ✔ Additional location at 745 Forest Ave., Portland Sean O'Brien owner & manager 2018 9 Blossom LLC 45 Boulder Way, Biddeford 04005 571-9471• blossommj.com 21 21 ✔ ✔ N/A Elizbeth Baldacci owner & CEO 2020 10 Brothers Cannabis 469 Stillwater Ave., Bangor 04401 307-7009• broscannabis.com 18 N/A ✔ Additional location at 484B Wilson St., Brewer Matt Jellison general manager 2021 11 AAA Pharms 601 Western Ave., Manchester 04351 576-2114• aaapharms.com 15 15 ✔ ✔ ✔ Cannabis product development and manufacturing; process own flower into proprietary edibles, beverages, tinctures, salves, bombs, vapes, concentrates, shatter, rosin and more in fully licensed lab and kitchen Aaron Scalia owner 2015 11 Maine Cannabis Exchange 225 Waterman Drive, South Portland 04106 221-2277• mainecannabisexchange.com 15 15 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ N/A Peter Ingram CEO 2014 11 POT + PAN 57 Industrial Way, Portland 04103 835-0869• potandpan.com 15 15 ✔ Food first edible manufacturer serving both the medical and adult use industries Dunia Khudairi CEO 2015 14 Grass Roots Marijuana Shop 377 St John St., Portland 04102 536-1734• grm207.com 12 N/A ✔ ✔ N/A James Hamilton owner 2021 14 Herbal Pathways LLC 468 Portland St., Berwick 03901 704-0328• hp420.com 12 N/A ✔ ✔ N/A Ken Crowley owner 2018 16 Sweetspot 605 Congress St., Portland 04101 536-1023• sweetspotfarms.com 11 N/A ✔ N/A Jason Webski CEO 2018 17 Emerald River Of Maine LLC 1240 Lisbon St, Lewiston 04240 N/A• emeraldriver.com 10 N/A ✔ All products lab tested Matt Taggart owner 2021 17 Great Atlantic Puffin Company 235 Bridgton Road, Fryeburg 04037 935-5444• greatatlanticpuffinco.com 10 N/A ✔ N/A Robert Ferrigno owner 2018 17 Growroom 230 Warren Ave., Portland 04103 747-4440• growroommaine.com 10 10 ✔ ✔ N/A Jeff Solman owner 2016 20 The Hideaway 1192 Main St., Oxford 04270 539-5185• hideawaymaine.com 5 N/A ✔ N/A Mike Lowe co-founder 2021 20 Royal Leaf Apothecary 415 Main St., Presque Isle 04769 561-7667• royalleafpot.com 5 N/A ✔ N/A Matthew McGinley vice president 2021 22 Budz Emporium 1995 Medway Road, Medway 04460 723-1634• budzemporium.com 4 4 ✔ N/A Ry Russell founder & principal 2022 22 Modern Dynamics Mfg. LLC 5 Drapeau St., Suite 105, Biddeford 04005 646-610-2298• moderndynamicsmfg.com 4 N/A ✔ Cannabis manufacturing facility focusing on beverages; launching THC beverage brand, CLDZ, in both medical and adult use markets Steve Pica CEO 2021 License type 1 May reflect year that license was granted. N O T E S : Maine does not allow for the co-location of adult-use marijuana stores and medical dispensaries. Not included on the list are registered caregiver's retail stores which are sub- ject to data confidentiality clauses. S O U R C E S : Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services Office of Marijuana Policy (OMP) and each business via survey. LICENSE TYPE