Green Thumb opens 24th Florida location, RISE Dispensary Port St. Lucie, on August 22

RISE Dispensaries will serve medical patients of Florida’s Treasure Coast with the opening of RISE Dispensary Port St. Lucie, located at 2092 NW Courtyard Circle, Port St. Lucie, FL.

RISE Dispensary Port St. Lucie will open on Saturday, August 22 and celebrate with a grand opening event on Monday, September 7 at 9 a.m. when doors open.

Continuing with RISE’s new store opening tradition, profits from the RISE Dispensary Port St. Lucie grand opening will benefit local non-profit Arc of the Treasure Coast .

CHICAGO and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RISE Dispensaries , an industry leading cannabis retail chain owned by Green Thumb Industries Inc. (“Green Thumb” or the “Company”) (CSE: GTII) (OTCQX: GTBIF), today announced the opening of RISE Dispensary Port St. Lucie, Florida, on August 22. Located at 2092 NW Courtyard Circle, Port St. Lucie, FL, RISE Dispensary Port St. Lucie is the Company’s 24th retail location in Florida, adding to the Company’s 120+ owned and managed stores across the country. Beginning August 22, RISE Dispensary Port St. Lucie will bring patients across the Treasure Coast best-in-class products and in-store shopping. Open 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Sundays, RISE Dispensary Port St. Lucie will offer a broad selection of curated products from Green Thumb’s portfolio, including RYTHM premium flower, full-spectrum vapes and concentrates, Dogwalkers pre-rolls, Good Green flower, &Shine flower, and Doctor Solomon’s tinctures and topicals.

“We are excited to open our first RISE Dispensary in St. Lucie County, one of the fastest growing regions in Florida,” said Green Thumb President Anthony Georgiadis. "With the opening of RISE Dispensary Port St. Lucie, our 24th location in the state, we're proud to bring trusted, national products like RYTHM and Dogwalkers to patients across the Treasure Coast, and to give back locally through our First Day Profits program in support of Arc of the Treasure Coast."

RISE Dispensary Port St. Lucie will host a grand opening event on Monday, September 7 at 9 a.m. when doors open. The event will feature special patient deals and promotions, as well as giveaways and refreshments available from a local food truck.

As part of RISE’s tradition to give back to each community it serves, a portion of profits from RISE Dispensary Port St. Lucie’s grand opening event will benefit Arc of the Treasure Coast, a nonprofit organization empowering people with disabilities to live meaningful lives through inclusive programming and advocacy.

Green Thumb joined the Florida community in 2018 and currently operates two production facilities in Ocala and Homestead where the company cultivates and produces its branded products. In addition to RISE Port St. Lucie, there are 23 other RISE Dispensaries in Florida, including locations in Bonita Springs, Brandon, Clearwater, Crystal River, Deerfield Beach, Dunnellon, Fruitland Park, Hallandale Beach, Jacksonville, Kendall, New Port Richey, Ocala on College Rd, Orlando on Good Homes Rd, Oviedo, Pinellas Park, Port Charlotte, Port Orange, Sun City Center, Tallahassee on Mahan, Tallahassee on Tennessee, Tampa, Wesley Chapel, and West Palm Beach. Roll-thru pick-up and delivery services are available to select RISE Dispensaries in Florida.

For more information on RISE Dispensaries’ locations, product offerings, or other services, visit www.risecannabis.com .

About RISE Dispensaries

RISE Dispensaries is a national cannabis retailer on a mission to promote well-being through the power of cannabis. Founded by Chicago-based Green Thumb Industries, RISE Dispensaries bring patients and customers the best, hand-picked products at a great value — all while providing best-in-class service, such as home delivery, virtual pharmacist consultations and mobile pre-ordering (services vary by market). RISE offers premium, high-quality cannabis products in a welcoming environment, featuring Green Thumb’s award-winning family of brands such as &Shine, Beboe, Dogwalkers, Doctor Solomon’s, Good Green, incredibles and RYTHM. Since opening its doors in 2015, RISE has grown its national footprint to 120+ retail locations across 14 U.S. markets and serves millions of patients and customers each year. More information is available at www.risecannabis.com .

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