The Cannabist Company operates 77 facilities including 61 dispensaries and 16 cultivation and manufacturing facilities across 12 U.S. jurisdictions. Their dispensary network spans multiple states including Arizona, California, Illinois, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and West Virginia, serving both medical and recreational cannabis customers.The company offers products spanning flower, edibles, oils, and tablets, manufacturing popular in-house brands including dreamt, Seed & Strain, Triple Seven, Hedy, gLeaf, Classix, Press, and Amber. Triple Seven, their premium higher-THC flower brand, has won multiple awards including recognitions at High Times Magazine's SoCal Cannabis Cup and Illinois Cannabis Cup. Their dreamt brand features unique sleep formulations with precise THC to CBD ratios plus supplements like GABA and valerian root.The Cannabist retail experience leverages proprietary technology platforms to create a normalized, approachable shopping environment. They hold themselves and the brands they carry to a higher standard, elevating recreational cannabis into a higher experience where all are welcome and only the best products are on the shelves.
The Cannabist Company began its journey in 2012 as Columbia Care, founded by Michael Abbott and Nicholas Vita as one of the original multistate cannabis operators in the United States. Since those early days, they've built a cannabis company rooted in quality, expertise, and trust, growing alongside an evolving industry for over a decade.In 2021, the company introduced The Cannabist as their retail platform, creating a welcoming, uncomplicated shopping experience with a passion for delivering a "higher experience" to anyone who walks through their doors. This retail brand became so successful that in September 2023, Columbia Care officially rebranded to The Cannabist Company, reflecting the ethos that represented their company as a whole.As one of the original cannabis operators, they've forged a path through commitment to quality, innovation focused on patients and customers, and involvement in shaping the industry's future alongside the cannabis community. Today, they operate as a publicly traded company with licenses in 12 U.S. jurisdictions and a trailing 12-month revenue of $385 million.
The Cannabist Company is on a mission to bring the power of the cannabis plant to everyone through their unwavering commitment to the highest quality products and brands, the most approachable retail experience, and supporting the shared cannabis community.Their core values center on being built on quality, equity, and community. As Cannabists, they believe everyone shares the same higher calling to create an accessible, equitable, and connected cannabis industry. They're committed to helping build the bridge to the future through dedication to their communities, the power of the cannabis plant, and their teams.The company wants to connect consumers to the best cannabis, customers to the best experiences, partners to the best opportunities, and communities to the best in each other. They care deeply about their patients, customers, and employees, believing in creating safe and trusted products that better the lives of friends, families, and neighbors.
At Calm Effect, we're impressed by The Cannabist's transformation from a pioneering medical cannabis operator to a leading retail experience that truly gets what today's cannabis consumers want. Their "higher experience" philosophy creates welcoming spaces where newcomers and connoisseurs alike feel comfortable exploring cannabis at their own pace.What sets them apart is their award-winning house brands like Triple Seven, which has earned recognition at multiple High Times Cannabis Cups. Their innovation shines through products like dreamt's unique sleep formulations and Hedy's dual-action gummies with layered effects. With over a decade of experience as one of the original cannabis operators, they bring unmatched expertise and trust to every interaction.For deal-seekers, The Cannabist consistently offers competitive pricing on premium products across their extensive network. Their commitment to creating spaces "where all are welcome and only the best products are on the shelves" means you'll always find quality options worth your investment.