Mr. George Archos reports

VERANO HOSTING GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION OF MUV BRADFORDVILLE ON FRIDAY, JULY 17TH, ELEVATING THE COMPANY'S RETAIL FOOTPRINT TO 86 FLORIDA DISPENSARIES AND 163 LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE

Verano Holdings Corp. will hold the grand opening of MUV Bradfordville on Friday, July 17, 2026, elevating the company's Florida retail footprint to 86 MUV locations and 163 dispensaries nationwide. Located at 6808 Thomasville Rd., MUV Bradfordville will be open Mondays to Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time.

On Friday, July 17, 2026, MUV Bradfordville will host a ceremonial ribbon cutting to celebrate the dispensary's grand-opening weekend. MUV Bradfordville is the second MUV dispensary in Florida's Leon county, adding another convenient location for area residents that complements nearby MUV Tallahassee in the state's capital city.

"We are thrilled to continue expanding our Florida operations and welcome new patients and team members with the opening of MUV Bradfordville, our second dispensary location in the Tallahassee region," said George Archos, founder and chief executive officer of Verano. "Following the federal government's historic medical cannabis rescheduling announcement in April, we look forward to joining the local community and expanding patient access in the capital region to our extensive portfolio of award-winning, top-quality medical cannabis products."

Over the past year, Verano has continued to introduce an array of new products and formats to its growing Florida portfolio, including the revolutionary Hyphen all-in-one vape pod system featuring a modular battery design that offers patients the freedom and flexibility to use a variety of oils, sizes and formats without the hassle of juggling between different devices. The company also launched Savvy 10-pack barrel-style prerolled joints that seamlessly combine quality and convenience and its award-winning line of Avexia topicals featuring pain relief balms, lotions and bath soaks designed to alleviate localized pain in a variety of fast-acting formats that are carefully crafted with a special blend of high-quality cannabinoids and essential oils. Additionally, Verano's exclusive partnership with Flower by Edie Parker positions the company's 86 MUV locations as the only Florida medical cannabis dispensaries where patients can access the brand's popular accessories, Petal Puffer all-in-one vapes and one-gram vape cartridges.

MUV dispensaries feature on-line menus for effortless browsing of their extensive, award-winning product selection, including the company's signature Verano Reserve, MUV and Sweet Supply flower; Encore and MUV edibles; On the Rocks concentrates and extracts; (the) Essence, Savvy and MUV flower, prerolls and extracts; the Hyphen vape pod system, and more. In Florida, the company also offers one-on-one virtual and in-store consultations at no cost to patients and provides patient-centric concierge services by phone, e-mail, Web chat and text to address patient inquiries.

For additional convenience and accessibility, patients can visit MUV's website or the MUV mobile application (available in the Apple App Store) for additional information and to place orders for express in-store pickup.

About Verano Holdings Corp.

Verano Holdings, one of the U.S. cannabis industry's leading companies based on historical revenue, geographic scope and brand performance, is a vertically integrated, multistate operator embracing a mission of saying yes to plant progress and the bold exploration of cannabis. Verano provides a superior cannabis shopping experience in medical and adult-use markets under the Zen Leaf and MUV dispensary banners and produces a comprehensive suite of high-quality, regulated cannabis products sold under its diverse portfolio of trusted consumer brands, including Savvy, (the) Essence, Swift Lifts, Hyphen, Encore, Bits, Avexia, MUV, CTPharma and Verano. Verano's active operations span 13 U.S. states, comprising 14 production facilities with over 1.1 million square feet of cultivation capacity.

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