11:28 AM EST - Jushi Holdings Inc. : Has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 80% of the economic and voting interests in Agape Total Health Care Inc ("Agape"), pending applicable regulatory approvals. Through the acquisition, Jushi will acquire a majority ownership in Agape, a Pennsylvania Dispensary Permittee. Agape plans on opening three retail locations in the Philadelphia region, Reading and Pottsville. "With the closing of the Agape transaction, Jushi will have completed its participation in the maximum number of permitted retail locations in Pennsylvania, a key limited license market on the East Coast," stated Jim Cacioppo, CEO and Chairman of Jushi. "Upon closing of this transaction, we will operate five retail locations under the BEYOND/HELLO brand with a plan to open four more during the fourth quarter of 2019. All of these locations and the additional six to be opened are located in densely populated, high traffic communities. Quickly achieving a strong presence in a limited license medical market such as Pennsylvania continues to execute our broader retail strategy." Jushi Holdings Inc.
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