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Back Cover Story: GrowHealthy Undergoing Aggressive Expansion

to Meet Market Demand

Continued from Back Page Brandon, Lake Worth, Orlando, Daytona All of GrowHealthy’s patient care rep- implement the strictest protocols in all
ity space at its Lake Wales cultivation Beach, North Miami, Lakeland, resentatives go through a six- to eight- aspects of the cannabis cultivation and
facility by adding approximately 285,000 Gainesville, Bonita Springs and Deerfield week training program that provides oil extraction process.”
sq. ft. of outdoor greenhouse and indoor Beach,” said Choksi, adding that by the them with in-depth knowledge of the GrowHealthy’s products are 100 per-
grow room space. end of fourth quarter 2019, another two products, the endocannabinoid system, cent natural and are always pesticide-
“Our outdoor facilities include hybrid dispensaries are slated to open. and the pharmacology involved in intro- free, solvent-free, and contaminant-free.
greenhouses that allow our plants to get “We will have 17 dispensaries open by ducing cannabis into a medical regimen. Each product includes a QR code on the
the full spectrum of sun from Mother end of Q1 2020,” he added. “Because cannabis is still a Schedule 1 label that can be scanned using a smart
Nature, and our indoor grow houses, GrowHealthy is not only expanding its substance, a lot of physicians are not phone for a list of ingredients and third-
which are GAP (Good Agricultural brick and mortar stores, but enlarging its taught about its use and are seeking edu- party testing results.
Practices) and GMP (Good Manu - delivery program as well, with the cation,” said Choksi of the seminars and “Independent, third-party lab tests
facturing Practices) certified, provide a prospect of adding an additional delivery educational events they hold throughout show that the allowable limit metrics we
clean room environment where we can vehicle at each new dispensary. Florida for physicians and customers use go far beyond Florida’s testing regu-
control every facet of the plant’s growth,” While it is important to have the right alike. “It is incumbent upon us as a com- lations,” said Choksi. “While most com-
Choksi explained. “Right now, we’re facilities in place, it is also essential to pany to provide cannabis-centric knowl- panies don’t offer this level of trans-
working with about 140,000 sq. ft. of have the right people. edge.” parency, we believe that transparency
space; when all is said and done, we will “GrowHealthy has curated a team of GrowHealthy also partners with equates to trust, which is one of the pil-
have almost 500,000 sq. ft. of cultivation world-renowned experts across the spec- research institutions as they create new lars of our company.”
space.” trum, which includes elevating Florida formularies and continue to improve on
GrowHealthy is also expanding its line natives in this space,” said Choksi. “And best practices.
of dispensaries, which began with the when we hire new employees, we want “The safety and well-being of our To learn more about GrowHealthy,
opening of its flagship dispensary in to arm them with knowledge so that patients has always been, and continues visit www.growhealthy.com or
West Palm Beach in December 2018. they, too, can be looked upon as industry to be, our highest priority,” Choksi call 800-619-5288.
“In 2019, we added dispensaries in leaders.” explained. “We want to ensure that we

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