Green Thumb Industries Inc. (CSE: GTII) (OTCQX: GTBIF), the owner of RISE Dispensaries, announced on Tuesday that it has been given the green light for the repurchase pursuant to a normal course issuer bid of up to 10,486,951 of its subordinate voting shares from time to time over 12 months.
The Chicago and Vancouver-based company can spend up to $50 million for the repurchase program, as per a decision by the company's board of directors, of which Wendi A. Berger, one of many speakers at the Benzinga upcoming event, is a member.
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Ben Kovler, the company's chairman and CEO, said the move would result in "creating shareholder value without compromising our growth initiatives."
"This action was in the works before last week's announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which called …