Verano Announces Exclusive Partnership with Raw Garden, a Leading California Cannabis Operator, to Launch Raw Garden Branded Products in New Jersey

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Verano (OTCQX: VRNO; symbol VRNOF) announced an exclusive partnership with California cultivator Raw Garden to launch Raw Garden Live Resin terpene cartridges and All‑in‑One vapes in New Jersey beginning November 11, 2025. Products will debut at Verano’s four Zen Leaf dispensaries in New Jersey and at third‑party retailers across the Garden State. Verano will produce seven Raw Garden strains: Blue Dream, Green Crack, Dosi Punch, Blueberry Cookies, Sunset Funk, Orange Runtz and Rosé. Verano notes nationwide scale: operations across 13 states, with 15 production facilities and ~1.1 million sq ft cultivation capacity.

The partnership expands Verano’s vape portfolio and brings Raw Garden’s California products to New Jersey consumers and dispensaries.

Raw Garden Live Resin Terpene Cartridges and All-in-One Vapes will be sold at Verano’s Four New Jersey Zen Leaf dispensaries and third-party retailers beginning November 11th.

CHICAGO, Nov. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verano Holdings Corp. (Cboe CA: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNO) (“Verano” or the “Company”), a leading multi-state cannabis company, today announced an exclusive partnership with Raw Garden, a cultivator and producer of pure cannabis products balancing flavor and potency, to bring a suite of the California-based company’s premier products to New Jersey consumers. Beginning November 11, Raw Garden will debut its cartridges and All-in-Ones at Verano’s four Zen Leaf dispensaries in New Jersey and third-party dispensaries across the Garden State.

For over 15 years, Raw Garden has set the standard for clean cannabis with a focus on innovation, transparency, and sustainable farming practices. Through this exclusive partnership, Verano will produce seven of Raw Garden’s most sought-after strains, including Blue Dream, Green Crack, Dosi Punch, Blueberry Cookies, Sunset Funk, Orange Runtz and Rosé.

“As one of California’s most popular cannabis brands, our exclusive partnership with Raw Garden is an incredible opportunity to bring some of the most beloved West Coast products to the East Coast for New Jersey cannabis consumers,” said George Archos, Verano founder and Chief Executive Officer. “With the continued growth of the vape category, this partnership bolsters the expansive portfolio of vape products we’ve launched throughout 2025, and we look forward to introducing Raw Garden’s award-winning products to Garden State cannabis connoisseurs.”

“We’re thrilled to launch Raw Garden’s signature vapes across New Jersey and introduce our California flavors to one of the nation’s largest cannabis markets,” said Thomas Martin, Chief Executive Officer of Raw Garden. “With a shared vision centered on purity and consistency, we’re thrilled to partner with an industry leader like Verano. As this is our first launch outside of our home state, we are excited to officially start our journey on the East Coast by making our products available to cannabis fans across the Garden State.”

Raw Garden products offered at Zen Leaf dispensaries and other third-party dispensaries across New Jersey include:

• Raw Garden Live Resin Terpene Cartridge: Featuring 100% cannabis-derived terpenes, this cartridge is designed for bold, true-to-the-plant flavor with maximum potency. Raw Garden’s terpenes are crafted using a proprietary refinement process that extracts the plant’s full spectrum.
  
  
• Raw Garden Live Resin Terpene All-in-One: This all-in-one vape packs the same pure and flavorful oil, but in a discreet and convenient form. Featuring an anti-clog design and auto-draw ignition, this AIO rips smooth, clean, and true-to-the-plant till the last drop.
  
  

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About Verano

Verano Holdings Corp. (Cboe CA: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNO), one of the U.S. cannabis industry’s leading companies based on historical revenue, geographic scope and brand performance, is a vertically integrated, multi-state operator embracing a mission of saying Yes to plant progress and the bold exploration of cannabis. Verano provides a superior cannabis shopping experience in medical and adult use markets under the Zen Leaf^™ and MÜV^™ dispensary banners, including Cabbage Club^™, an innovative annual membership program offering exclusive benefits for cannabis consumers. Verano produces a comprehensive suite of high-quality, regulated cannabis products sold under its diverse portfolio of trusted consumer brands including Verano^™, (the) Essence^™, MÜV^™, Savvy^™, BITS^™, Encore^™, and Avexia^™. Verano’s active operations span 13 U.S. states, comprised of 15 production facilities with over 1.1 million square feet of cultivation capacity. Learn more at Verano.com.

About Raw Garden

Raw Garden has been setting the standard for clean cannabis in California for over fifteen years with a focus on innovation, transparency, and single-source products. Sun-grown in Central California, Raw Garden works closely with regulatory agencies to set industry standards and is at the forefront of advanced third-party certifications that go far beyond required testing for contaminants, pesticides, and chemicals. All lab results are freely available at www.rawgarden.farm.

When you pick Raw Garden, you are selecting the cleanest products available and supporting the advancement of the clean cannabis movement.

Media Contact:
Verano
Grace Bondy
Director, Communications
Grace.Bondy@verano.com

Raw Garden
press@ccagriculture.com

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are not representative of historical facts or information or current condition, but instead represent only the Company’s beliefs regarding future events, plans, strategies, or objectives, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company’s control. Generally, such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “future”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “projects,” “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases, or may contain statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “will continue”, “will occur” or “will be achieved”. Forward-looking statements involve and are subject to assumptions and known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause actual events, results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future events, results, performance, and achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements herein, including, without limitation, the risk factors described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information or forward-looking statements that are contained or referenced herein, except as may be required in accordance with applicable securities laws. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking information and statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf is expressly qualified in its entirety by this notice regarding forward-looking information and statements.

FAQ

When will Verano (VRNOF) begin selling Raw Garden vapes in New Jersey?

Raw Garden Live Resin cartridges and All‑in‑One vapes will be sold beginning November 11, 2025.

Where will Raw Garden products be available in New Jersey from Verano (VRNOF)?

They will debut at Verano’s four Zen Leaf dispensaries in New Jersey and at third‑party dispensaries across the state.

Which Raw Garden strains will Verano (VRNOF) produce for New Jersey?

Verano will produce seven strains: Blue Dream, Green Crack, Dosi Punch, Blueberry Cookies, Sunset Funk, Orange Runtz, Rosé.

Does this partnership expand Verano’s vape offerings in 2025?

Yes. The company says the Raw Garden launch bolsters its expanding vape portfolio introduced throughout 2025.

What scale does Verano (VRNOF) report in operations relevant to this launch?

Verano reports active operations in 13 states, 15 production facilities, and about 1.1 million sq ft of cultivation capacity.