Verano Files Court Response Seeking Full Trial and Rejecting Goodness Growth’s Damages Claim

Expects Full Trial in 2026 Should the Court Reject Goodness Growth’s Request for Summary Determination

CHICAGO, June 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verano Holdings Corp. (Cboe CA: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNOF) (“Verano” or the “Company”) announced that it has filed a Notice of Application with the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada (the “Court”) in its ongoing litigation with Goodness Growth Holdings, Inc. (“Goodness Growth”). Verano is seeking dismissal of Goodness Growth’s request to have the Court determine the highly fact-driven lawsuit by summary determination which would deny Verano due process and the fairness afforded by a full trial on the merits of the case. While Goodness Growth’s filings with the Court may have been fit to bolster Goodness Growth’s public statements and press releases, Verano considers Goodness Growth’s application to the Court to be no more than an effort to sway public opinion and put forward a baseless and irresponsible damages calculation in an attempt to create false hope for its investors.

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