Houweling sued over workers’ comp claims from Camarillo greenhouse
The former owner of Houweling’s Tomatoes in Camarillo is being sued by the California Agricultural Network, which claims Casey Houweling and his company left the insurance network “holding the bag” for more than $3 million in workers’ compensation claims. In a suit filed Oct. 19 in Ventura County Superior Court, the California Agricultural Network accused Read More →
Biden’s announcement has region’s cannabis companies seeing green
Glass House Brands purchased Houweling’s Tomatoes greenhouses in Camarillo with the hopes of growing and selling cannabis not just for the state of California, but for the entire country. After president Joe Biden’s announcement on multiple cannabis issues Oct. 6, including potentially removing the drug from the most restrictive tier of federal controls, that hope Read More →
Glass House to buy dispensaries linked to SLO County bribery scandal
NOTE: This article was posted May 13 and updated May 17 to add comments from Graham Farrar of Glass House Brands and from the city manager of Grover Beach. Carpinteria-based cannabis company Glass House Brands is buying three dispensaries from Natural Healing Centers, the company at the center of a bribery scandal in San Luis Read More →
Glass House Brands reports net loss in Q1 amid decline in wholesale cannabis prices
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Glass House buys edibles brand for $26M
Glass House Brands, a cannabis grower and retailer with its chief operations in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, is buying one of California’s leading brands of edible cannabis in a deal worth $25.6 million in stock and debt-financed cash. Plus Products was the No. 4 brand of edibles ranked by sales in the third quarter Read More →
Region’s IPOs raised $3.2B in 2021, a record haul
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Glass House secures loan of up to $100M to retrofit Camarillo greenhouses for cannabis
A few months after purchasing the Houweling’s Tomatoes property in Camarillo, cannabis grower Glass House Group has secured the funding necessary to upgrade the greenhouse facility. Glass House announced Dec. 13 it has acquired a senior secured term loan agreement with a U.S.-based private credit investment fund for up to $100 million, with an initial Read More →
