– Closes acquisition of four operating dispensaries in Maryland –

– Begins operations in its seventh state –

NEW YORK, April 28, 2023 /CNW/ - Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. ("AWH" or the "Company") (CSE: AAWH.U) (OTCQX: AAWH), a multi-state, vertically-integrated cannabis operator focused on bettering lives through cannabis, announced that yesterday it closed on the previously announced acquisition of four licensed dispensaries in Aberdeen, Crofton, Ellicott City, and Laurel under the names Nature's Medicines and True Wellness from Devi Holdings, Inc. ("Devi"). This marks the Company's expansion into Maryland, its seventh state, in primarily limited license markets across the Midwest and East Coast.