A PROVEN RECORD OF SUCCESS

Top Shelf Botanicals has a proven record of success in a nascent medical cannabis market. The Company’s vertically integrated model allows it to quickly establish a presence and become a formidable competitor.

A PROVEN RECORD OF SUCCESS

Top Shelf Botanicals has a proven record of success in a nascent medical cannabis market. The Company’s vertically integrated model allows it to quickly establish a presence and become a formidable competitor.

A PROVEN RECORD OF SUCCESS

Top Shelf Botanicals has a proven record of success in a nascent medical cannabis market. The Company’s vertically integrated model allows it to quickly establish a presence and become a formidable competitor.

MONTANA

The Montana operation is an example of how The Company has been able to quickly establish itself in a new market and thrive amidst the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.

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OKLAHOMA

Our expansion of wholesale operations began in Oklahoma in 2019.  Manufacturing  and Cultivation began as of February 2020.

 

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MISSOURI

A Missouri Expansion of Top Shelf Botanicals is also currently underway, with Medical Cannabis license applications under review in Missouri.

 

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MONTANA

The Montana operation is an example of how The Company has been able to quickly establish itself in a new market and thrive amidst the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.

Learn more

OKLAHOMA

Our expansion of wholesale operations began in Oklahoma in 2019. Manufacturing  and Cultivation began as of February 2020.

 

learn more

MISSOURI

A Missouri Expansion of Top Shelf Botanicals is also currently underway, with Medical Cannabis license applications under review in Missouri.

 

learn more

MONTANA

The Montana operation is an example of how The Company has been able to quickly establish itself in a new market and thrive amidst the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.

Learn more

OKLAHOMA

Our expansion of wholesale operations began in Oklahoma in 2019.  Manufacturing and Cultivation began as of February 2020.

 

learn more

MISSOURI

A Missouri Expansion of Top Shelf Botanicals is also currently underway, with Medical Cannabis license applications under review in Missouri.

 

learn more

Full Range of Cannabis Products

Top Shelf Botanicals offers a full range of cannabis and cannabis-related products to meet the needs of its patients, using superior cultivation and extraction methods to ensure the quality, efficacy and safety of all products that carry the Top Shelf Botanicals label.

Full Range of Cannabis Products

Top Shelf Botanicals offers a full range of cannabis and cannabis-related products to meet the needs of its patients, using superior cultivation and extraction methods to ensure the quality, efficacy and safety of all products that carry the Top Shelf Botanicals label.

Full Range of Cannabis Products

Top Shelf Botanicals offers a full range of cannabis and cannabis-related products to meet the needs of its patients, using superior cultivation and extraction methods to ensure the quality, efficacy and safety of all products that carry the Top Shelf Botanicals label.

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Washington May Redefine What it Means to Own a Marijuana Business

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Oregon Psychedelics: Petition to Legalize Psilocybin for Therapy Moves Forward

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How to Comply With CBD Laws in All 50 States

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L.A. Cannabis Update: Little Fires Everywhere

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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: Virginia

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FREE California Cannabis Q&A Webinar This Thursday at 12 PST. Join Us!
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You have questions. We have answers. Register HERE today for this Thursday’s Q&A! Harris Bricken’s California attorneys regularly advise cannabis and hemp businesses and entrepreneurs on nearly all aspects of California’s licensed and highly regulated cannabis, hemp, and CBD industries. We understand how complicated these industries can [...]

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In our ongoing coverage of trademark litigation in the cannabis space, we now have a lawsuit filed by National Grange against the Oregon-based Hemp Grange. The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry (or the National Grange) is the nation’s oldest agricultural fraternal organization. The [...]

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  Last Thursday, Hilary Bricken, Griffen Thorne, and I put on a free webinar to answer all your California cannabis questions and while we did our best, we ran out of time to answer all of the excellent questions that were posed by attendees. One of the [...]

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In our ongoing coverage of trademark litigation in the cannabis space, we now have a lawsuit filed by National Grange against the Oregon-based Hemp Grange. The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry (or the National Grange) is the nation’s oldest agricultural fraternal organization. The [...]

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