Four Lightshade Denver locations will soon be Fired Cannabis Fired Cannabis didn’t take very long to heat up.
A handful of longstanding dispensaries in Aurora and Denver are converting into Fired Cannabis stores, including four former Lightshade locations and all three spots under the Altitude the Dispensary banner. Ownership records from the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division and Fired Cannabis employees confirm the sale, with staff estimating that the transactions occurred in mid-May.
All seven dispensaries still bear the branding of their former stores, but employees say there will be a rebrand, and a Fired Cannabis website is already up and running. Ownership of the state’s newest dispensary chain could not be reached for comment.
Lightshade announced the sale of its Sixth Avenue, Barnum, Peoria and Sheridan stores on June 24. The company will retain ownership of dispensaries in Aurora, Federal Heights and Denver on South Dayton Street and East Avans Avenue.
Founded in 2011 as a medical marijuana dispensary and cultivation, Lightshade eventually grew to ten stores in the Denver area. However, Lightshade sold two dispensaries to Schwazze Cannabis last year — both of which were converted into Emerald Fields dispensaries and are now closed — and ownership sees "significant changes" coming after selling off four more.
"Lightshade has been committed to serving the Colorado community since 2011, and we are proud of the relationships we have built with our customers. This sale to Fired Cannabis marks the next chapter for these locations, ensuring continuity and sustained quality of service,” Lightshade co-owner Steve Brooks says in a statement. “While Lightshade as a brand will see significant changes, our core values of quality service and community commitment remain unwavering.”
Lightshade management declined to comment beyond the statement announcing the sale.
Fired Cannabis will rebrand the three locations of Altitude the Dispensary in Aurora and Denver, as well. Another local dispensary chain that began in the medical marijuana days, Altitude the Dispensary was founded in 2009 and eventually expanded to three stores shortly after recreational sales began in 2014. Its owners could not be reached for comment. Altitude the Dispensary stores in Aurora and Denver have been taken […]
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