DENVER (July 7, 2020)--PRESS RELEASE--Lightshade, a Colorado cannabis dispensary, has expanded its retail presence in Denver with the acquisition of craft cannabis retailer Sacred Seed. The purchase (5885 E. Evans Ave. in Denver) grows Lightshade’s number of dispensaries to nine. Lightshade has dispensary locations in Aurora, Denver and Federal Heights.
Selecting Lightshade as Sacred Seed’s buyer was an important decision for the local mom-and-pop dispensary owners, who wanted to make sure their values aligned with the ultimate purchaser. Lightshade is one of the last independent dispensary chains. This was a major factor for Sacred Seed co-founders Jennifer Kilbourne, Jeremy Kilbourne and Gabriel Gaston, who built one of Colorado’s original and beloved dispensaries with a lot of blood, sweat and tears.
“Our plan is to honor the original store, the hard work and intention that was put into building this great small business, as we bring it into the Lightshade family,” said Lisa Gee, Director of Marketing & CSR, Lightshade. “Lightshade is one of the last independent dispensary chains in Colorado. We want to show the value of these independent dispensaries and the value they bring to their neighborhoods.”
Established in 2009, Sacred Seed has been recognized for outstanding customer service and connoisseur quality cannabis. “Lightshade is as passionate about quality cannabis as we are, and we were impressed with their processes. That’s why we feel good passing the torch on to them,” said Jennifer Kilbourne, co-owner, Sacred Seed. “The fact that it is going to a Colorado company with similar values gives us great peace of mind that our loyal customers will continue to have access to the quality cannabis products we’ve always provided.”
Jennifer will stay on at Lightshade. Co-owner Jeremy Kilbourne will now devote his time to his nonprofit The Mask Project, which makes and donates protective masks to fire departments and assisted-living facilities in Denver and Elizabeth, Colorado.
“We are proud to add the Sacred Seed location to the Lightshade family of dispensaries,” Gee added. “We’re especially proud to carry on its mission of offering connoisseur-quality cannabis and value pricing.”
