The Cannabist Company Holdings Inc. has expanded its national brand platform with the addition of Ciencia Labs’ portfolio of brands and products. 

Ciencia Labs was founded and led by the husband-and-wife team of CEO Benjamin Mitchell and Chief Scientific Officer Carolina Vazquez Mitchell, along with their co-founders Ross Gardiner, Wassef Tawachi and Jannise Babbush.

“The Ciencia Labs team has created one of the most interesting and innovative product portfolios in cannabis, and their brands’ impressive reach in California speaks to their creativity and passion for product development,” said Jesse Channon, president, The Cannabist Company. “We’re looking forward to building on that momentum and bringing these brands to our markets across the country to complement our existing house of brands.”

Ciencia Labs’ brands include dreamt, offering gummies, tinctures, beverages and vapes; Quell, a low-dose brand offering gummies and tinctures; and Luchador, a gummy and tincture brand inspired by Vazquez Mitchell’s home country of Mexico.

“We’re thrilled for Ciencia Labs’ next chapter and the opportunity to see our brands thrive across The Cannabist Company’s retail footprint and wholesale channels,” Mitchell said. “As the founders of a bootstrapped start-up, this is a very exciting outcome for us.”

“This is an amazing moment for us to have The Cannabist Company recognize the effectiveness and power of targeted, science-backed products as a brand differentiator and game changer for customers,” Vazquez Mitchell added. “As a product developer, chemist and food scientist, this is a dream come true. I also look forward to supporting The Cannabist Company team as they continue the development of these brands and take them to new markets.”