Shangri-La Dispensaries Doubles Retail Cannabis Locations, Expands Production Capacity
COLUMBIA, Mo., January 30, 2025–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Shangri-La Dispensaries, a vertically integrated cannabis company with significant dispensary, manufacturing, and cultivation operations nationally, doubled its retail presence in 2024 and plans to expand cultivation, manufacturing, and retail significantly in 2025.
Shangri-La expanded its national presence in 2024 by opening six new retail stores in Ohio, Illinois, and Connecticut, along with its existing locations in Missouri and Ohio. The company employs over 230 professionals nationwide and plans to add at least 130 more in 2025.
Shangri-La’s retail locations include:
- Ohio—Cleveland, Monroe, Monroe West, and Delphos
- Connecticut—Waterbury, Plainville, Norwalk, and Norwalk South
- Illinois—Springfield
- Missouri—Columbia, Columbia South, and Jefferson City
“Our company strategy has been deliberate, steady, responsible growth that delivers high-quality cannabis products in convenient locations for our customers. We’re proud of our growth and are excited for more in 2025,” said Shangri-La CEO Nevil Patel.
Founded in Missouri in 2019, the privately held and minority-owned Shangri-La became one of the nation’s largest multistate operators in April, according to industry data. It has the 10th-most state licenses in the country (April 2024, MJBizDaily.com).
Shangri-La has also opened a manufacturing facility in Waterbury, Connecticut, and is building a cultivation and production facility in Stratford, Connecticut. Since May 2022, the company’s principals have also owned a cultivation and manufacturing facility in Missouri. The grow and manufacturing facilities supply cannabis products to Shangri-La stores and other retail outlets.
“We will open at least eight new retail stores in 2025, including four planned in Ohio’s Butler, Franklin, and Hamilton counties, two more in Connecticut, and two in Sussex County, Delaware,” said Shangri-La President Dr. Kepal Patel.
“Shangri-La will also continue to expand into dispensary management services, leveraging our expertise to manage other providers’ dispensaries,” Dr. Patel concluded.
About Shangri-La Dispensaries
Shangri-La Dispensaries is among the top cannabis multistate operators in the United States. It is expanding its retail, manufacturing, and cultivation operations in Missouri, Ohio, Illinois, Connecticut, and Delaware. For more information about the company and its mission to enhance the lives and health of its customers and communities, visit shangriladispensaries.com.
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