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A national medical marijuana company is moving its Texas headquarters from Austin to San Marcos, where it s building a $25 million cultivation and retail facility to serve the state’s small but growing market.
Goodblend Texas formerly known as Surterra Texas broke ground on the planned 63,000-square-foot San Marcos facility last month and said it will employ over 100 people. Future expansions of the project will add to its workforce, the company said.
Goodblend is a subsidiary of Parallel, an Atlanta-based cannabis venture headed by chewing gum heir William “Beau” Wrigley Jr. Parallel has operations in a number of states where marijuana is legal either for medical or adult recreational uses, including Florida, Massachusetts and Nevada.
With investors and - possibly - legislators on board, Texas cannabis industry poised for growth
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William “Beau” Wrigley Jr., an heir to the Wrigley chewing gum company and its former chairman, president and CEO, is now CEO of goodblend Texas formerly Surterra Wellness a Georgia company that is one of three companies licensed to cultivate and sell medical cannabis in Texas.Surterra WellnessShow MoreShow Less
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THC capsules resembling a typical pill are available for medical marijuana patients to use. These capsules are sold under the Surterra Wellness brand, which parent company Parallel recently changed to the goodblend Texas brand.ParallelShow MoreShow Less
Parallel s goodblend Texas To Roll Out First Medical Cannabis Capsules In Texas
will roll out the first cannabis capsules for medical cannabis patients in Texas.
This is the company’s fifth medical cannabis format option under the company’s Surterra Wellness-branded product line, and the fourth original product in the Lone Star State over the last eight months.
The new capsules offer a precise dose of a calibrated level of THC and CBD oil per capsule to patients registered under the Texas Compassionate Use Program. Each child-proof package contains 60 capsules, and is reachable in three terpene blend varieties. goodblend is proud to be the first medical cannabis dispensary in Texas to offer medical cannabis capsules to patients across the Lone Star State, Marcus Ruark, President of goodblend Texas said. The new cannabis capsule format reflects our commitment to innovating our product offerings and enhancing accessibility to help improve the quality of Texans lives.”
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Jason Giulieitti Wed, 04/28/2021 - 6:14pm
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Last week, the Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP) participated in two groundbreakings for innovative companies Parallel and Iron Ox who picked the Texas Innovation Corridor as their new home. As disruptive agricultural cultivators, these companies are bringing tens of millions of dollars in capital investment and hundreds of new, locally sourced jobs. Notably though, both companies chose Hays and Caldwell counties (respectively) because of the talented, high-skill workforce that resides there.