Dec 8th–Dec 14th, 2022 phoenixnewtimes.com phoenix new Times State Licensed Dispensaries & Doctor Cer tifications 39 dispensaries in Arizona. The 10-milligram confections come in four strain-specific flavors: Raspberry x Wedding Cake, Island Punch x Tropical Heat, Citrus Spritz x Joel’s Lemonade, and Chili Mango x Ghost Lime Pop. A tin of 10 candies retails for about $22. Green Dot Labs Opening Facility in Tempe Get ready to ditch the mistletoe — there’s a new green leaf sure to spark joy in Arizona this year. Green Dot Labs, launched by married co-founders Dave and Alana Malone, boasts an expansive menu of live resin and live rosin dabs and vape products, and a library of proprietary flower strains genetically engineered for generations. Getting its start in Colorado in 2014, shortly after recreational marijuana was legalized in the state, Green Dot Labs is the first and longest-running purveyor of concentrates in the state and the first brand anywhere to focus exclusively on cultivating for concentrates. Throughout eight years of operation, the company has never ventured outside Colorado — until now. On December 2, Green Dot Labs announced its expansion into Arizona with a new facility to come online in 2024. Like Kiva Confections, Green Dot Labs’ products showcase the distinctive exotic terpenes and flavors of the marijuana plant. The company meticulously culti- vates its cannabis to maximize terpene and cannabinoid content. “We are building a first-of-its-kind, fourth-generation cultivation and extrac- tion platform armed with cutting-edge technology and distinct operational advan- tages in Arizona,” Dave Malone said in a prepared statement. “Our platform is driven by the unrivaled intellectual prop- erty that we have developed over the last decade, allowing us to deliver the consis- tent, high-quality products that define the Green Dot Labs experience.” The Malones have studied and built an appetite for the budding Arizona market since 2019. They develop their own genetic lines, cultivate flower in their own produc- tion facilities, and sell that product to dispensaries throughout the state where it was cultivated and produced. Scottsdale-based Zoned Properties, LLC recently approved a lease agreement with Green Dot Labs at a property in Tempe to create a cultivation facility scheduled to start producing in 2024. “We are extremely excited to welcome Green Dot Labs into the Arizona market- place as the new primary tenant at our property in Tempe,” Zoned Properties CEO Bryan McLaren said in a statement. “We have known the team at Green Dot Labs for many years and have watched them thrive in the emerging cannabis marketplace.” Alana Malone says she’s “absolutely not intimidated” by the Grand Canyon State’s softening cannabis market. She’s just excited to be planting roots in Arizona. “We fell in love with Arizona for many reasons,” Alana Malone told New Times. “We’ve seen a broad and diverse consumer base. We’ve seen Arizona consumers choose niche, boutique, and premium products since the early stages of the industry out there. Those are all compel- ling signs that it’s a good market for our products.” Like Kiva Confections, Green Dot Labs focuses not just on its product, but on culti- vating a culture of mindful and sustainable consumption. While most other operators white-label someone else’s grow, the Malones don’t work with outside genetics. They’ve devel- oped their own technology, including advanced indoor cultivation techniques and their own trimming, binning, and transportation process that minimizes even the slightest chance of a resin trichome falling off the bud they’ll sell as a pre-packaged premium. “We have more genetic variety than any other operator,” Alana Malone said. “We are looking forward to bringing that and so much more into the cannabis community in Arizona.” | CANNABIS | Dank from p 37 Green Dot Labs co-founder Alana Malone. Green Dot Labs
