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2025 BOOK OF LISTS | HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM 49 H O S P I TA L I T Y & R E C R E AT I O N Largest cannabis businesses in Connecticut Ranked by number of local employees, then phar macists Description Company Local staff/ local pharmacists/ CT staff/ companywide Medical retail Adult-use retail Delivery Cultivation Test lab Manufacturer Logistics (1) Other services Top executive/ year founded (2) 1 RISE Dispensary Branford (3) 471 East Main St., Branford 06405 203-488-1388 • risecannabis.com 71 (4) 3 (4) N/A N/A Medication management, patient renewal assistance, pain management specialist, alternative treatment programs Ben Kovler CEO & founder 2014 2 RISE Dispensary Orange (5) 175 Boston Post Road, Orange 06477 203-496-5200 • risecannabis.com 51 (4) 5 (4) N/A N/A Consultations with follow up, assistance with patient registration and renewal process Ben Kovler CEO & founder 2016 3 y New Haven 1351 Whalley Ave., New Haven 06515 203-745-3823 • af 47 4 92 N/A Medication and pain management, personalized consultations, registration and renewal assistance, home delivery Raymond Pantalena Dispensary pharmacist 2018 4 y Bridgeport 2000 Commerce Drive, Bridgeport 06605 203-542-7510 • af 45 5 92 N/A Medication and pain management, personalized consultations, registration and renewal assistance, home delivery Raymond Pantalena Dispenary pharmacist 2024 5 Trulieve at The Healing Corner 820 Farmington Ave., Bristol 06010 860-999-3470 • thehealingcorner.com 41 (4) 7 (4) N/A N/A Medication therapy management, nutritional counseling, opiate reduction assistance, cancer symptom management, diet and exercise counseling Timothy Wang Director of retail operations 2014 6 Curaleaf Stamford 814 East Main St., Stamford 06902 203-324-4673 • ct.curaleaf.com 41 (4) 4 (4) 130 (4) N/A Help with DCP medical marijuana registrations and any consultations, friends and family consultation room separate from dispensary; home delivery to designated zip codes Peter Perimenis Dispensary facility manager 2018 7 47 Lower Main St., Portland 06480 860-740-2220 • af ow.com 37 0 N/A N/A N/A Rino Ferrarese Manager 2023 8 Zen Leaf Meriden (6) 1371 E. Main St., Meriden 06450 203-527-0936 • zenleafdispensaries.com 36 4 N/A N/A N/A Grace Bondy Senior communications manager 2018 9 Curaleaf Groton 79 Gold Star Highway, Groton 06340 860-381-4240 • ct.curaleaf.com 32 (4) 4 (4) 130 (4) N/A Help with DCP medical marijuana registrations and any consultations, friends and family consultation room separate from dispensary Courtney Gordon Dispensary facility manager 2020 10 The Botanist Montville (7) 887 Norwich-New London Turnpike, Uncasville 06382 860-848-0865 • shopbotanist.com 31 (4) 7 (4) N/A N/A Complimentary consultation services and application assistance Katie Mattox Dispensary manager Tyler Brennan Director, Retail operations 2014 11 Zen Leaf Newington 2903 Berlin Turnpike, Newington 06111 203-527-0936 • zenleafdispensaries.com 29 5 N/A N/A N/A George Archos CEO 2023 12 Curaleaf Hartford 92 Weston St., Unit 16, Hartford 06120 860-246-4673 • ct.curaleaf.com 29 (4) 4 (4) 130 (4) N/A Help with DCP medical marijuana registrations and any consultations, friends and family consultation room separate from dispensary George Bradley Dispensary facility manager 2015 13 Curaleaf Manchester 240 Buckland St., Manchester 06042 860-327-8170 • ct.curaleaf.com 28 (4) 4 (4) 130 (4) N/A N/A Nick Jarest Dispensary manager 2023 14 Fine Fettle Dispensary Newington 2280 Berlin Turnpike, Newington 06111 860-333-9032 • 25 4 125 275 1:1 consultations, pain assessment, ongoing consultative support and pharmacists always available Paolo Amenta General manager & PharmD Ryan Green Regional retail director 2019 15 Still River Wellness 3568 Winsted Road, Torrington 06790 203-815-1101 • stillriverwellness.com 25 4 N/A N/A Consultations, patient registration and renewal assistance, home delivery, curb side delivery Thomas Macre Managing partner Ryan Prof Dispensary facility manager 2019 15 Zen Leaf Norwich 606 W. Main St., Norwich 06360 203-527-0936 • zenleafdispensaries.com 25 4 N/A N/A N/A George Archos CEO 2023 17 Zen Leaf Naugatuck (8) 585 South Main St., Naugatuck 06770 203-527-0936 • zenleafdispensaries.com 23 3 N/A N/A N/A George Archos CEO 2024 18 The Botanist Danbury (9) 105 Mill Plain Road, Danbury 06811 203-909-6869 • shopbotanist.com 20 (4) 5 (4) N/A N/A Complimentary consultation services and application assistance Tyler Brennan Director, Retail operations Laura Cammarano Dispensary manager 2014 Source: Each company via survey as of Q3 2024 and Connecticut Department of Consumer Pr ess time for The Botanist's dispensary in Vernon or South Windsor's Prime Wellness of Connecticut, which now redir ess time for Canton's High Pr d's Sweetspot Farms, Manchester's AYR Cannabis, Meriden's Rejoice, New Britain's Brix Cannabis or Curaleaf's cultivation facility in Simsbury. New dispensaries are planned for C3 Industries in Hamden and Higher Collective in Bridgeport & Hamden. INSA Cannabis plans to open a cultivation facility in Hartford, and did not respond to the 2024 survey for its dispensaries in Hartford and New Haven. Shangri-La Dispensaries plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Waterbury, and did not respond to the 2024 survey for its Norwalk dispensary. (1) Includes B2B transportation, warehousing and wholesale distribution. (2) May r (3) Formerly Bluepoint Wellness of Connecticut. (4) Data from 2023 survey. (5) Formerly Southern CT Wellness & Healing. (6) Formerly Willow Brook Wellness LLC. (7) Formerly Thames Valley Relief and rebranded to The Botanist in July 2021. (8) Formerly Caring Nature LLC. (9) Formerly Compassionate Care Center of Connecticut, D&B Wellness LLC and rebranded to The Botanist in September 2021. -Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com LARGEST CANNABIS BUSINESSES IN CONNECTICUT Ranked by number of local employees, then pharmacists