Harborside Inc. Acquires Full Ownership Of Seaside, California Store

May 19, 2022•about 3 years ago

Acquiring Company

Harborside

Acquired Company

SeasideStore

OaklandFood And BeverageHealth CareCommunity And Lifestyle

Description

Harborside Inc. ("Harborside" or the "Company") (CSE: HBOR) (OTCQX: HBORF), a California-focused, vertically integrated cannabis enterprise, today announced that it reached an agreement on May 18, 2022 to acquire (the "Acquisition") a further 50% ownership interest in its Seaside, California store (the "Seaside Store"). The Acquisition will result in the Company owning all of the issued and outstanding securities of 680 Broadway Master, LLC (the "Membership Interest"), which owns the Seaside Store, bringing the Company's interest in the Seaside Store to 100%.

Company Information

Company

Harborside

Location

Oakland, California, United States

About

Harborside, a vertically integrated enterprise with cannabis licenses covering retail, distribution, cultivation, nursery and manufacturing, is one of the oldest and most respected cannabis companies in California. Founded in California in 2006, Harborside was awarded one of the first six medical cannabis licenses granted in the United States. Today, the company operates three major dispensaries in the San Francisco Bay Area, a dispensary in the Palm Springs area outfitted with Southern California's only cannabis drive-thru window, a dispensary in Oregon, a manufacturing facility in Oakland, California, distribution facilities in San Jose and Los Angeles, California and an integrated cultivation/production facility in Salinas, California. Harborside is a publicly listed company, trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange ("CSE") under the ticker symbol "HBOR" and the OTCQX under the ticker symbol "HBORF", and the Company continues to play an instrumental role in making cannabis safe and accessible to a broad and diverse community of California and Oregon consumers. Additional information regarding Harborside is available under Harborside's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.

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