Grassroots Cannabis Completes Expansion Of Taneytown Cultivation Center
Grassroots Cannabis, a company that grows, processes and sells cannabis through its unique, vertically integrated business model, has completed a 20,000-square-foot expansion of its cultivation center in Taneytown, Maryland.
The expansion of the indoor facility is fully dedicated to production space, enabling Grassroots to grow more cannabis plants and ultimately yield 2 ½ times more safe and effective medical cannabis products to serve the Maryland community.
This expansion also provides a unique opportunity in this unprecedented time to provide jobs, as Grassroots will be increasing its headcount by 35%, along with leveraging talent from its existing workforce. Grassroots is working locally to hire people to fill positions in all departments including sales, cultivation, processing, harvest, trim, packaging and security.
After investing in the latest technology to enhance the now 55,000-square-foot cultivation center, Grassroots recently completed its first harvest and will begin selling products that will alleviate some of the recent product shortage within the state. By May 1, 2020, Grassroots will have 2 ½ times the product available to service and reach 2 ½ times the amount of patients.
Driven by a shared belief that cannabis enhances life for people from all backgrounds, Grassroots is an active member of the Maryland Wholesale Medical Cannabis Trade Association’s leadership team and is working with fellow cultivators and processors to share best practices to ensure the health and wellbeing of employees while maintaining a patient-first mentality.
Grassroots Cannabis operates two Herbology dispensaries located in Gaithersburg and Westminster and, in response to COVID-19, are continually updating policies to keep all facilities clean and safe. Several protective and convenience measures have been implemented, such as pre-ordering and curbside pickup. A cashless mobile payment app has also been introduced to aid in keeping transactions as contact-free as possible. Additionally, Grassroots have implemented “appreciation pay” for frontline dispensary workers.