Montgomery Ave Growers licensed as manufacturing operator in Washington

New manufacturer joins Washington's market as state roster logs multiple operator closures on same day.

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Machine-written from our data · source: State license roster

August 12, 2026 · 4:03 AM ET

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Montgomery Ave Growers has been licensed as a manufacturing operator in Washington, according to the state license roster updated August 12. The addition comes as Washington maintains 1,009 open manufacturing licenses overall, suggesting the market continues to cycle operators despite net stability.

The licensing event coincides with at least twelve operator closures recorded the same day, including retail and cultivation entities such as The Green Shelf, Stickys, Evolve Cannabis, and multiple iterations of DTC Holdings. While license churn is routine in mature markets, the concentration of closures on a single reporting date warrants tracking whether they reflect seasonal business cycles or signal emerging market pressures.

Watch whether Montgomery Ave Growers' entry, combined with the recent exit volume, correlates with any shift in Washington's overall manufacturing capacity or product supply patterns in coming months.

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