The new store, Zen Leaf Naugatuck, opened Friday morning at 585 S Main St. in Naugatuck. The store is Verano’s fifth in the state. The company also operates dispensaries in Meriden, Newington, Norwich and Waterbury. Verano also owns CTPharma, a 217,000-sqaure-foot cannabis cultivation and processing facility in Rocky Hill, Verano said in a news release.
“We’re thrilled to open Zen Leaf Naugatuck as we strengthen our roots and deepen our commitment to supporting local communities and the equitable growth of the cannabis industry across Connecticut,” George Archos, Verano founder and CEO, said in the release. “We’re grateful to deliver local contributions in the form of job creation, economic development, and social equity partnerships to drive positive change and counter failed anti-cannabis policies that have adversely affected countless communities across Connecticut, and the nation, for decades.”
Verano said the Naugatuck location will staff 20 locally hired team members and will offer both medical and adult-use sales. The Naugatuck store joins Zen Leaf Newington and Zen Leaf Norwich as the third of six promised equity joint venture dispensaries across Connecticut that Verano plans to open with its social equity partners.
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