We’re breaking up with GTI. Here’s why…
We've got some tough news to share.
Green Thumb Industries (GTI) recently took deliberate actions that fly in the face of our dedication to access and equity. While it pains us to move away from partners, we’re only as good as the company we keep. Sway will no longer do business with GTI, the company behind RISE dispensaries and products like RYTHM, Dogwalkers, incredibles, Beboe, Good Green, and Doctor Solomon's.
Here’s what went down:
Advocates, including SWAY founders, have been working to expand cannabis access for medical cannabis patients. A new law was drafted and ready to advance in Springfield when, at the 11th hour, GTI’s lobbyists killed the right for medical card holders to get a tax break at any dispensary they choose. That means only 55 dispensaries in Illinois can accept medical cards. Sway will continue offering a 30% discount to medical cardholders…a cost that independent dispensaries like us must absorb.
In a letter to GTI’s leadership, we were clear:
Sway is dedicated to upholding social equity and patient access and therefore deeply troubled by recent actions by GTI and its lobbyists who worked in opposition to these fundamental principles within the cannabis industry. The decision by GTI to oppose HB2911 impedes social equity and fairness by denying Illinois medical cannabis the right to receive tax benefits at whichever dispensary they choose. Such actions hinder progress toward a more inclusive and equitable cannabis industry. Consequently, Sway will no longer purchase GTI products.
Until GTI is willing to reverse course and undo the damage it's caused, Sway’s team is ready and eager to help you find alternative products.
Please let us know if you have any questions. And, if you want to be part of a growing coalition to advance equity in cannabis, get involved with organizations like Chicago NORML and The Illinois Medical Cannabis Community.