A Wrigley chewing gum heir and a former Patrón CEO go all in on cannabis

William 'Beau' Wrigley Jr. believes he can emulate the success of his family's old chewing gum empire in a budding new industry

San Francisco William"Beau" Wrigley Jr. believes he can emulate the success of his family's old chewing gum empire in the cannabis industry.

And Surterra Wellness, the company at which Wrigley is CEO, just landed a big chunk of capital to help achieve that goal. The company, an Atlanta-based developer and retailer of cannabis products, raised $100 million to help fuel its rapid US and international expansion in the emerging cannabis industry.

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