• ÜV Daytona Beach is located near the city’s legendary beaches on the iconic East International Speedway Blvd, home to the famous Daytona 500, that averages 9,900 daily vehicles¹
• MÜV Daytona Beach is the Company’s sixth dispensary in Florida’s Volusia County, a region with more than 606,000 residents² and 10 million annual tourists³, complementing nearby locations in Deltona, New Smyrna Beach, Orange City, Ormond Beach and Port Orange
• Verano’s active operations span 13 states, comprised of 165 dispensaries and 14 cultivation and processing facilities with more than 1.1 million square feet of cultivation capacity
  

CHICAGO, Nov. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verano Holdings Corp. (Cboe CA: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNO) (“Verano” or the “Company”), a leading multi-state cannabis company, today announced the grand opening of MÜV Daytona Beach on Friday, November 13^th, raising the Company’s Florida retail footprint to 88 MÜV locations and 165 dispensaries nationwide. Located near the iconic Daytona International Speedway, and just steps from the Atlantic Ocean in the heart of Daytona Beach’s legendary tourist area, MÜV Daytona Beach will be open Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time.

On Friday, November 13^th, MÜV Daytona Beach will kick-off the dispensary’s grand opening weekend with a ceremonial ribbon cutting at 9 a.m. local time. To welcome the local medical cannabis community, patients can expect doorbuster deals up to 60% off storewide on a variety of Florida’s favorite cannabis brands and products, swag bags, and exclusive MÜV t-shirts while supplies last. In support of the local community, prior to the dispensary’s grand opening, the MÜV Daytona Beach team conducted a volunteer effort cleaning up area beaches, where they collected nearly 40 pounds of trash.

“We are thrilled to celebrate the grand opening of MÜV Daytona Beach, marking the second MÜV dispensary we’ve opened in two weeks and our sixth location in beautiful Volusia County,” said George Archos, Verano founder and Chief Executive Officer. “I’m proud of our team for their volunteer beach cleaning efforts, and look forward to offering patients our extensive portfolio of award-winning products, hospitality and care in the iconic Daytona Beach community that welcomes 10 million annual tourists.”

Verano has continued to introduce an array of new products and formats to its growing Florida portfolio, including this weekend's launch of Swift Lifts, a robust lineup of premium pre-roll offerings that are perfectly portioned and designed to deliver quality and convenience; and the revolutionary HYPHEN all-in-one vape pod system featuring a modular battery design that offers patients the freedom and flexibility to use a variety of oils, sizes and formats without the hassle of juggling between different devices.

MÜV dispensaries feature online menus for effortless browsing of their extensive, award-winning product selection, including the Company’s signature Verano Reserve, MÜV and Sweet Supply flower; Encore and MÜV edibles; On the Rocks concentrates and extracts; (the) Essence, Savvy and MÜV flower, pre-rolls and extracts; the HYPHEN vape pod system, and more. In Florida, the Company also offers one-on-one virtual and in-store consultations at no cost to patients, and provides patient-centric concierge services via phone, email, web chat and text to address patient inquiries.

For additional convenience and accessibility, patients can visit muvfl.com or the MÜV mobile application - available in the Apple App store - for additional information and to place orders for express in-store pickup.

Product images, logos and b-roll footage are available on the Company Newsroom.

About Verano

Verano Holdings Corp. (Cboe CA: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNO), one of the U.S. cannabis industry’s leading companies based on historical revenue, geographic scope and brand performance, is a vertically integrated, multi-state operator embracing a mission of saying Yes to plant progress and the bold exploration of cannabis. Verano provides a superior cannabis shopping experience in medical and adult use markets under the Zen Leaf^™ and MÜV^™ dispensary banners, and produces a comprehensive suite of high-quality, regulated cannabis products sold under its diverse portfolio of trusted consumer brands including Savvy^™, (the) Essence^™, Swift Lifts^™, HYPHEN^™, Encore^™, Easy Landings^™, BITS^™, Avexia^™, MÜV^™, CTPharma^™, and Verano^™. Verano’s active operations span 13 U.S. states, comprised of 14 production facilities with over 1.1 million square feet of cultivation capacity. Learn more at Verano.com.

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¹2025 Florida Traffic Online Data
²U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Volusia County, Florida
³ City of Daytona Beach