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LEEF Brands Begins Planting Salisbury Canyon Ranch, One of World’s Largest Cannabis Farms

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[PRESS RELEASE] – VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 17, 2025 – LEEF Brands Inc., one of California’s largest and most sophisticated cannabis companies, has successfully begun planting Salisbury Canyon Ranch, a 1,900-acre trophy ranch that is set to become one of the largest cannabis farms in the world.
LEEF is planting 65 acres of cannabis this spring, and Salisbury Canyon Ranch will have two harvests this year—one in the summer and another in the fall. The summer harvest will primarily be used for distillate production, and the fall run will add strains optimized for hydrocarbon and solventless extraction.
The Company plans to expand operations to 187 acres of cannabis cultivation by 2027. LEEF also holds a 100-acre hemp permit for the property, which it is strategically evaluating for optimal implementation.
“This is the culmination of years of hard work and is a transformational milestone for our company,” LEEF Brands CEO Micah Anderson said. “Salisbury Canyon Ranch represents not just a massive scaling of our production capabilities, but a fundamental shift in how we control our supply chain, ensure product quality, and manage costs.”
By bringing cultivation in-house at this scale, LEEF expects to significantly reduce input costs while gaining greater control over supply and enhancing the quality of its concentrates. The farm is expected to drive margin improvements beginning in the second half of 2025 and beyond.
Salisbury Canyon Ranch Valuation
Salisbury Canyon Ranch was recently independently valued at $40 million, approximately twice the company’s current market cap. LEEF acquired Salisbury Canyon Ranch in 2023 for $5.5 million and has invested approximately $7 million in infrastructure improvements. The $40 million valuation underscores this project’s strong return on investment to shareholders.
Jesse Redmond, head of Investor Relations and Business Development, recently discussed the valuation and plans for planting the farm with Anderson and chief financial officer Kevin Wilson. The full video is available here.
Corporate Update
LEEF issued 600,000 common shares at an average price of $0.24 CAD per share to settle $100,000 USD of payables to a service provider.

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A GOP senator has successfully blocked a proposed ban on hemp THC products that was included in a key spending bill, giving the industry a win amid contentious discussions around intoxicating cannabinoids.
Following intensive debates around the language—which would have prohibited hemp products with any quantifiable amount of THC—Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) stood his ground with a threat to procedurally hold up the appropriations bill covering Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (Ag/FDA). And to that end, he prevailed in getting the section removed.
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who championed the federal legalization of hemp and its derivatives under the 2018 Farm Bill, wanted to see the hemp ban proceed through the process. But on Tuesday, Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND), chair of the appropriations subcommittee of jurisdiction, told reporters it was ultimately stripped from the legislation, as Politico reported.
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When asked whether he feels the hemp ban removal would clear the path to advance the underlying bill ahead of an August recess, the chair said, “I sure hope so.”
A spokesperson for McConnell, meanwhile, said on Tuesday that he “doesn’t want to hold up the process” on spending legislation over hemp and will be “working with the committee on a path forward.”
It should be noted, however, that the hemp ban provisions are still included in the House version of the agriculture appropriations bill, so it’s possible the the language could end up making it into the final version of legislation sent to the president’s desk later this year.
Jonathan Miller, general counsel at the U.S. Hemp Roundtable, told Marijuana Moment that the organization is “deeply grateful to Senator Paul for standing up for the hemp industry,” and they’re “quite encouraged by the intense negotiations that took place.”
“While a substantive deal was not formally reached, we’re hopeful that, from this work, a compromise that protects the hemp industry and hemp farmers will ultimately prevail,” he said.
Ahead of the subcommittee chairman’s remarks on the deal, Paul told Politico that “we have hemp farmers in my state, and this language will destroy them.”
“We told them we’d give consent to get on it, but we want that horrendous language out,” he said.
The debate around federal hemp laws has created tension between the industry and certain players in the marijuana space who supported the ban, arguing that current policies have given hemp businesses a free pass as state-licensed marijuana operators continue to struggle under federal prohibition.
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Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) President and CEO Francis Creighton said in a press release that “proponents and opponents alike have agreed that this language amounts to a ban.”
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This article is for informational and entertainment purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before beginning any treatment involving psychedelics or other controlled substances.

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