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Cresco Labs Launches Social Justice Campaign

on 50th Anniversary of War on Drugs

Cresco Labs, a vertically Drugs, our country must full potential. With our ‘Summer of Social offender. Granted clemency this past
integrated multistate operator take action to dismantle a Justice’ campaign, we today affirm our January, Thompson was serving a 60-year
and the number one U.S. system of over-policing and commitment to using our platform and sentence in Muskegon Correctional
wholesaler of branded mass incarceration for influence to build a future cannabis indus- Facility in Michigan for selling 3 pounds
cannabis products, announced cannabis offenses and con- try that is both inclusive and equitable as of cannabis to a police informant in 1994.
the launch of a summer-long tinue cannabis reform it continues to be the fastest growing The trailer is launching with a microsite
social justice campaign sup- efforts,” said Charlie industry in the country.” sharing ways companies and people can
ported by its Sunnyside retail Bachtell, CEO and Co- Now through September, the “Summer help release the 40,000 people currently in
brand and flagship cannabis founder, Cresco Labs. “An of Social Justice” campaign includes the prison for cannabis convictions.Visit
brand, Cresco. Through com- incredible future for following programs: crescocannabis.com/michaelthompson.
munity expungement events, cannabis is in our hands. • Nationwide Expungement Events: • Fundraising & Petition Drives: A
employee volunteerism, a film The past few years have Cresco Labs is partnering with communi- portion of proceeds from the wholesale of
documenting the impact of Charlie Bachtell displayed an unprecedent- ty-based organizations to support Cresco branded products throughout the
unjust prosecution, and finan- ed level of public and polit- expunge ment events through employee summer will go towards the Cannabis
cial contributions from the ical support for positive volunteerism and financial contributions Justice Initiative, a component of the
Company and our third-party vendors, the change in this area, yet tens of thousands in California, Arizona, New York, Return to Freedom Project of the National
“Summer of Social Justice” campaign aims of people are arrested on an annual Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massa - Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
to influence reform to help shape a future basis—and the vast majority of those chusetts, Florida and Ohio. The Cresco (“NACDL”). The NADCL was created to
cannabis industry with limitless opportu- arrested have been, and continue to be cannabis brand is driving awareness of facilitate clemency, compassionate release,
nities for everyone. The campaign will from, BIPOC communities. Social equity these events through marketing commu- expungement and reform for those
amplify the ongoing restorative justice, and social justice must be fundamental nications. Visit crescocannabis.com/ impacted by the drug war. Cresco Labs is
community business incubator and educa- components of this industry. Through the expungement-events for schedule. encouraging its third-party vendor part-
tion and workforce development program- adoption of social equity-focused cannabis • “The Sentence of Michael ners to support this campaign through
ming facilitated by the Company’s estab- legislation, comprehensive justice system Thompson” Documentary: On June - financial contributions. Sunnyside will
lished SEED (Social Equity & Education reform and industry leaders recognizing teenth, a trailer will debut for a new docu- have in store donations and a petition
Development) initiative. opportunities come with the responsibility mentary short film about the story of drive in partnership with Last Prisoner
“On this 50th anniversary of the War on of stewardship, this industry can reach its Michigan’s longest-serving non-violent Project at stores across the country.

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