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Trade Roots

6 Thatcher Ln, Wareham, Massachusetts, 02571, United States

Overview

LDE Holdings, operating as Trade Roots, produces adult-use cannabis and cannabis products for Massachusetts residents. Cofounded by CEO Jesse Pitts and President Carl Giannone, the company is completing a vertically integrated 16,000-square-foot facility in Wareham. Proceeds from its financing will be used to finish development of the renovated multi-use site at 6 Thatcher Lane in the Wareham Industrial Park and to prepare for a planned public opening in Q2 2021. Trade Roots expects to begin cultivation and extraction work in Q1 2021 following renovation and modernization. The company is a Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission-designated Social Equity Program Participant and says it is committed to driving positive impact and economic growth in its host community. Under its Host Community Agreement, Trade Roots will pay 3% of its sales receipts to the Town of Wareham; it received one of three Host Community Agreements from the town in June 2018.

Total raised
$5M
Funding rounds
1
Latest round
Series A
Latest activity
Oct 2020

Industries

  • Cannabis
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Recent funding

  1. Series A

    Oct 2020

    $5M

Team

  • Jeffrey Lewis2

    CEO

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  • Jesse Pitts

    Co-Founder

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  • Carl Giannone

    Co-Founder, Executive Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer

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  • Roger Williamson

    Chief Operating Officer

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