Vireo Growth Had 14 Dispensaries in March 2025. It Now Has 170.

How Vireo Growth went from 14 dispensaries to about 170 in under two years: buying with its own shares, buying a struggling company's debt and then its stores (Schwazze), and lining up Cannabist, FLUENT and Planet 13. We also look at the cost (share count up about 4x, borrowings doubled, stock down 49% in 2026) and its ties to the lender Chicago Atlantic.

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:26 The roll-up in three numbers
0:57 Deal by deal
1:58 The Schwazze playbook
2:54 The next hundred stores
3:33 The cost
4:05 Chicago Atlantic
4:43 What happens next

Data: Vireo SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-Ks, S-4), Cannabist court records; Yahoo Finance closes through Oct 9, 2026. This is reporting, not investment advice.

Narration: AI voice (ElevenLabs). Research, analysis and script: Greg Silverstein (@sourcatjack) for New York 420 Week.

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