What Culta does

CULTA is a privately held, vertically integrated Maryland cannabis operator founded in 2015 and headquartered in Cambridge, Maryland. The company cultivates, processes, and retails cannabis under a Maryland-issued license stack that covers both indoor and outdoor production. Its Cambridge campus spans 16 acres, including a 131,000-square-foot indoor facility equipped with multi-stack LED and HPS lighting, precision fertigation, and Maryland's first cannabis tissue culture lab, alongside 4+ acres of Clean Green Certified outdoor cultivation under a retractable Cravo system — the largest outdoor cannabis farm east of the Mississippi. CULTA operates three company-owned dispensaries in Baltimore (Federal Hill flagship), Columbia, and Urbana, serving Maryland medical patients and recreational consumers 21+, and distributes wholesale flower, pre-rolls, concentrates, edibles, and vapes to partner dispensaries across the state.

CULTA's product portfolio spans flower, concentrates (shatter, wax, budder, sauce, diamonds, live resin, distillate, cold-cured rosin), edibles, vapes, pre-rolls, topicals, and RSO, sold under two sub-brands: the premium CULTA label and the value-tier 'grass' label designed for everyday consumers. The company also retails Cookies strains as the first East Coast Cookies partner and offers a co-developed accessory line with Revelry Supply, alongside a points-based Stash Pass loyalty program and branded merchandise through an e-commerce storefront. Revenue derives from direct-to-consumer dispensary sales, wholesale distribution to partner dispensaries, and ancillary merchandise. In June 2023, CULTA announced acquisitions of two female-owned Maryland dispensaries — Greenhouse Wellness and Kannavis — to expand its retail footprint. The company is led by CEO Joseph Andreae (appointed October 2025, succeeding co-founder Mackie Barch), with no disclosed external institutional capital or funding rounds.

Name

Culta

Legal name

Culta LLC

Website

https://culta.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CULTA is a Maryland-based vertically integrated cannabis cultivator and retailer that grows indoor and outdoor flower, produces concentrates and edibles, and sells through three company-owned dispensaries plus a wholesale partner network across Maryland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cannabis Cultivation and Retail

NAICS

Food Crops Grown Under Cover (11141), Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production (1114)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833), Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries (5122)

akta.pro primary industry

Cannabis Dispensary with On-Site Consumption Lounge (where permitted) (CRANAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cannabis Wholesale Distribution (Flower, Extracts, Edibles) (CRAOAIAF), Medicinal Plant Farming (Botanical/Pharmaceutical Crops) (AFAGAGAE), Cannabis Dispensary + Wellness/Apothecary Format (Supplements, Skincare, etc.) (CRANAFAJ)

Keywords

• Cannabis cultivation
• Cannabis retail
• Cannabis extracts
• Wholesale distribution
• Dispensary operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Retail Dispensary Sales: Direct-to-consumer sales of cannabis products (flower, concentrates, edibles, vapes, pre-rolls) through three company-owned dispensary locations in Maryland
2. Wholesale Distribution: Bulk sales of indoor/outdoor flower, pre-packaged containers, pre-rolls, bulk concentrates, bulk edibles, and cartridges to partner dispensaries across Maryland
3. Apparel and Accessories: Branded merchandise including apparel, accessories, and smoking supplies sold through online store and flagship location

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CULTA cultivates, processes, and sells premium and value-tier cannabis products including flower, concentrates, edibles, vapes, pre-rolls, topicals, and RSO. The company operates vertically from a 16-acre Cambridge, Maryland cultivation campus (indoor and Clean Green Certified outdoor) through three company-owned dispensaries in Baltimore, Columbia, and Urbana, plus wholesale distribution to partner dispensaries across Maryland under the CULTA and grass brands, with exclusive East Coast distribution of Cookies strains.

Product overview

CULTA is a Maryland-based cannabis cultivator and retailer operating under a multi-brand portfolio strategy. The core offerings include the premium CULTA brand featuring top-shelf flower and potent extracts, and the value-oriented grass brand designed for everyday consumers. The product portfolio spans flower, concentrates (shatter, wax, sauce, diamonds, budder, live resin, distillate, rosin), edibles, vapes, pre-rolls, topicals, and RSO. CULTA also distributes partner brands including Cookies strains, and offers wholesale products to other Maryland dispensaries. The company operates a loyalty program called Stash Pass and sells branded accessories. With facilities in Cambridge and multiple retail locations across Maryland (Baltimore, Columbia, Urbana), CULTA controls cultivation through processing to retail.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• grass: High-quality cannabis brand at a price point accessible to both medical patients and recreational users aged 21 and above in Maryland.

Products and services

• CULTA Brand Premium Cannabis Premium cannabis flower and extracts from CULTA's indoor and outdoor Maryland cultivation facilities, featuring meticulously bred genetics and crafted indoor and outdoor strains for adult-use and medical consumers.
• grass Brand Cannabis Value-oriented cannabis brand offering well-crafted, reliable cannabis flower and products at accessible price points for Maryland medical patients and recreational consumers aged 21+.
• Cannabis Concentrates Cannabis extracts including shatter, wax, crumble, budder, sauce, diamonds, live resin, distillate, and cold-cured rosin with varying THC potencies and terpene profiles, produced via CULTA's closed-loop hydrocarbon extraction system.
• Cannabis Edibles Cannabis-infused food products including beverages, gummies, and baked goods for oral consumption with precise dosing for medical and adult-use consumers.
• Cannabis Vaporizer Cartridges Cannabis vaporizer products including 510 Distillate Cartridges with botanically derived terpenes and 510 HTSFE/TED Sauce Cartridges for adult-use and medical consumers.
• Cannabis Pre-rolls Pre-rolled cannabis cigarettes available in single servings and bulk quantities for immediate consumption by adult-use and medical consumers.
• RSO (Rick Simpson Oil) High-THC cannabis oil product developed by Rick Simpson, available in topical, oral, and sublingual forms for medical and adult-use consumers.
• Clean Green Certified Outdoor Cannabis Sun-grown cannabis products cultivated on over 4 acres of Clean Green Certified land at CULTA's Cambridge, Maryland farm, grown without harmful chemicals using sustainable and organic methods.
• Wholesale Cannabis Distribution B2B wholesale distribution of CULTA's indoor and outdoor flower, pre-packaged containers and pre-rolls, bulk concentrates, bulk edibles, cartridges, extractions, and health products to licensed Maryland dispensary partners for retail resale.
• Revelry x CULTA Smell-Proof Bags Smell-proof, water-resistant cannabis storage bags featuring an innovative Carbon Filter System, sold through CULTA's flagship store, partner dispensaries, and online storefront as a branded accessory line.

Quantifiable outcome

• First outdoor cannabis cultivation facility on the East Coast
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Greenhouse WellnesscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2023CULTA signed agreement to acquire female-owned dispensary Greenhouse Wellness as part of expansion strategy in Maryland, supporting gender equity in the cannabis industry and preparing for adult-use legalization.
• KannaviscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2023CULTA signed agreement to acquire female-owned dispensary Kannavis alongside Greenhouse Wellness, aiming to expand presence in Maryland and support gender equity initiatives in the cannabis industry.
• CookiesflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2019CULTA announced partnership with Cookies in June 2019, becoming the first East Coast retailer to offer Cookies cannabis products. Cookies strains (Cereal Milk, Cheetah Piss, Gary Payton, Gelato 42, Georgia Pie, The Soap) became available January 11, 2020 at CULTA's flagship Baltimore store. The partnership involved careful pheno selection and quality assurance testing to preserve Cookies brand integrity.
• Revelry SupplyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Revelry Supply to design and sell exclusive line of Revelry x CULTA smell-proof cannabis bags with Carbon Filter System. Products sold at flagship store and partner dispensaries.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Cookies: Premium cannabis brand and multi-state operator. Comparable as CULTA's flagship brand partner and the originator of the strain portfolio that CULTA helps distribute on the East Coast, with overlapping premium positioning.

Direct peers

• Trulieve: Large multi-state cannabis operator with East Coast focus including Maryland operations. Comparable in scale of cultivation, retail footprint, and branded product portfolio serving medical and adult-use customers.
• Curaleaf: Multi-state cannabis operator with significant retail and cultivation presence in Maryland. Directly comparable as a vertically integrated cannabis cultivator and retailer serving the same Maryland patient and adult-use customer base.
• Columbia Care: Multi-state cannabis cultivator and retailer with established Maryland presence. Comparable vertically integrated operator with cultivation, processing, and dispensary operations in the same geography.
• Verano Holdings: Multi-state cannabis operator with Maryland retail and wholesale operations. Comparable vertically integrated operator with multi-brand portfolio strategy spanning premium and value tiers.
• Story Cannabis: Multi-state cannabis retailer where CULTA's new CEO Joseph Andreae previously held leadership. Comparable as a cultivation-plus-retail operator with focus on premium customer experience in limited-state geographies.
• Green Thumb Industries: Multi-state cannabis operator with retail and cultivation operations in Maryland. Comparable vertically integrated model with branded products distributed through owned dispensaries and wholesale channels.
• Grassroots Cannabis: Multi-state cannabis operator with cultivation and retail operations in several geographies. Comparable as a vertically integrated operator with branded products and wholesale distribution to third-party dispensaries.
• Ayr Wellness: Multi-state cannabis operator with Maryland retail and cultivation operations. Comparable as a vertically integrated operator serving medical and adult-use customers with branded flower and concentrates.

Regional players

• Glass House Brands: California-focused vertically integrated cannabis cultivator and retailer where CULTA's new CEO previously held leadership. Comparable as a large-scale greenhouse and outdoor cultivation operator with branded retail, though geographically limited to California.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CultaC
• Facebookfacebook.com/cultamaryland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/culta
• Instagraminstagram.com/cultaexperience

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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