Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. is a vertically integrated operator with assets in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. The firm owns and operates state-of-the-art cultivation facilities, growing award-winning strains and producing curated selection of products with effect-based categorization. It produces and distributes Ozone branded products. The company was founded by Abner B. Kurtin and Frank Perullo on May 15, 2018 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.