iAnthus Capital

Where do I even begin? 

Let's start off at the very beginning. In late 2019, I was previously working in a competing dispensary and noticed that growhealthy was hiring for an Assistant Manager position which I quickly applied for. About two weeks later I was contacted in regards to the job, but instead of Assistant Manager I was offered a position as a "Dispensary Leader" paying over $17.00 an hour full time which was not what I had applied for, however, it was a small pay increase from my previous position so I had accepted the offer, without really knowing what I was getting myself into.

After accepting the job I was sent to an orientation at a nearby hotel to meet my new colleagues. My new Store Manager was a much older woman with no knowledge or previous experience of cannabis. As for the Assistant Manager they had chosen, it was a younger woman who also had no prior knowledge or experience, and had some sort of underlying anger disorder where she could not control her temper and would actually scream at other people in the workplace. These were not the kind of people you would ever expect to get hired to manage a dispensary, neither of them had ever consumed cannabis in their lives and simply thought the job sounded cool.

About two weeks after orientation, the store opened up in late 2019 after some "training." I purposely put training in quotations because it was actually just some really stoned kid messing around on a cash register while mumbling under his breath. At first the red flags weren't that obvious because I was really excited and it seemed like a nice step up from my old job, but really quickly my managers began to abuse their positions. Within 3 weeks of the store opening, once things got into order, my store manager would constantly sit around doing absolutely nothing, and my Assistant Manager was repeatedly getting into verbal fights with the store manager. 

Despite being in a supervisor position, I did most of the management work aside from writing the schedule, and my store manager would constantly belittle me in front of the other workers to purposely lessen their respect for me. Once I was directly threatened and intimidated by my manager so I had finally decided to reach out to someone higher up in the company to voice my concerns. My concerns did not lead anywhere, and no actions were taken after I repeatedly tried reporting instances of retaliation within the workplace. I had given up and started looking for work elsewhere, as this company had absolutely zero consideration for their workers. Eventually that store manager was terminated on the grounds of something that was far more malicious than I had previously imagined, but at this point there was nothing that could ever keep me working with this company any longer.

Overall an extremely stressful and negative experience, full of drama, lies, and deception. Absolutely not the sort of work environment that should exist within the Cannabis industry. Do a little bit of further research and you will quickly realize that this company is corrupt from the top-down, facing an exorbitant amount of legal and financial issues. They are scrambling to avoid lawsuits and maximize profits over employees, and meanwhile their stock price drops 62% in a single day. I wouldn't be surprised if they are the first dispensary in Florida to shut down their operations.

Come and work for GrowHealthy if you enjoy being used and abused by greedy corporate fat cats! At first I heard good things about working here and thought it might be a bit different from other MMTC's in Florida, but I was sorely mistaken. This company has zero shame in draining their employees for the sole purpose of profit, they will overwork you and never once recognize your performance.

Not long after my employment began many head figures within the company were starting to be replaced by folks that were all coming from the same previous company. These former Tea Salesmen, entirely disconnected from the cannabis industry, have decided to take the company in a completely new direction, now paying employees less and less with each new opening store. They even plan on rebranding the company to cover up their already negative reputation within the industry.

In order to save money, aside from management they now only hire part timers and took away all our sick time at the very start of this year 2020 (great timing with the pandemic going on, right?)

This is a company that refuses to promote from within, regardless of how hard you work, I've personally seen it happen to multiple people that were well deserving of a promotion, and they will only string you along with false promises in order to keep you there working for them.

On top of the huge disconnect between corporate and retail employees, you can look forward to enjoying the massive amount of drama that happens within the store itself. When you work with a bunch of lazy stoners that just want to sit on their phone all day, and have a store manager that encourage this behavior, you will end up covering work for other people and trying to raise any sort of concerns to corporate will fall upon deaf ears.

This company is just another Corporate Cannabis Cartel trying to rake in as much money as they can before the recreational market opens. If you want to help line the pockets of former Tea salesmen and their shareholders, be my guest. But just know what you're signing up for.

My experience working here has been deeply disappointing, largely due to ongoing issues with management practices and overall workplace culture. A consistent theme that stands out is the prioritization of profits over people. Decisions often appear to be driven solely by financial considerations, with little regard for employee well-being, workload sustainability, or morale. This approach creates an environment where staff feel expendable rather than valued contributors.

There is also a noticeable and persistent pattern of favoritism that undermines both fairness and trust. Opportunities, recognition, and day-to-day treatment frequently seem influenced more by personal relationships than by merit or performance. This not only discourages professionalism but also fosters resentment among employees who feel overlooked despite their efforts.

Equally concerning is the tone of communication from management, which can be dismissive and, at times, openly disrespectful. Employees raising valid concerns are often met with indifference rather than support, and constructive feedback rarely leads to meaningful change. This lack of open, respectful dialogue further contributes to a culture of disengagement and frustration.

Additionally, accountability at the leadership level appears limited. Expectations are not always clearly defined, and when challenges arise, responsibility is often deflected instead of addressed directly. Combined with inconsistent decision-making, this leads to confusion and inefficiencies that make it difficult for employees to perform their roles effectively.

Overall, the emphasis on profits at the expense of people, coupled with favoritism, poor communication, and lack of accountability, results in a workplace that is neither supportive nor sustainable. Significant changes would be required to create an environment where employees feel respected, fairly treated, and motivated to succeed.


To say iAnthus is a good company to work for, would be to say the the sky is brown. When I began my time at s a supervisor, I was immediately given full autotonomy without training. I enjoyed this aspect at first, but as time went on I realized it was just exploitation. The supervisors did the job of managers, the managers did the jobs of directors, and the only director did the job of of a regional director. That's the iAnthus way. 

The management on site was great, they were knowledgeable and understanding for the most part. But, when it came to policy, the company and managment couldn't see eye to eye. People who live in another state, would make unilateral decisions for a building there been to 6 times in 3 years. Plants in MA don't grow like they do in FL. Corporate demanded more units and plants than the prior year, every year, while insisting we were overstaffed. We were understaffed. Managers have multiple bosses who have different, often conflicting, goals.

The wages were minimal for entry level jobs, anything above entry level was slightly above the state avg. This strategy creates supervisors and managers who couldn't find work elsewhere without taking on more responsibility. When hiring middle management and up, the company will interview employees, then hire a friend.

Hr is very communicative, however they do not know local laws, and cannot do math. Most communications need to be escelated to solve simple issues.

In my 2 years with iAnthus, I was never written up and recived excellent performance reviews.

In my 2 years at iAnthus I recived 1 cost of living adjustment, that did not match actual cost of living changes. I was never formally given a raise, and neither were my co-workers.

I was laied off in January due to "economic reasons". I have not been considered for positions I have applied for since my layoff. 

So, yea. 

Honestly I wrote a whole exposé on this place that somehow got deleted so im just gonna say that upper management above the store managers are the worst people. They are making horrible changes to make sure the employees are miserable. Don't settle for anything less than 14.50/hr because that's what I was making when I left. I had been there since 2020 and only got a 3% raise THIS YEAR. Meaning I haven't had a raise in 3 YEARS. Meaning they will do that to you "oh! But you make tips too!" YOU DONT MAKE ENOUGH TIPS TO PAY THE RENT THO AND THE TIPS ARE POOLED
Job work/life balance?
Ha! That's a joke. For months I was only making 10- 15 hr weeks so I had to get a second job in order to pay the bills multiple times.

Compensation/benefits? 
50% off some product, HOWEVER! They are constantly having sales on product so guess what? The 50% discount means nothing when most times the patients get 50% off too. 

Job security/ advancement? 
Another joke. Upper management is currently firing a bunch of employees as you read this in july 2023. They do this when they want to make changes that the older employees (meaning have been working at the company for longer than a year) know is just gonna make life miserable. 

Management? 
Store managers/ leads? Cool! Amazing people
Upper management? Awful. Growhealthy is going down the drain.

Job culture?
Friendly and helpful. 

Just don't do it yall. There are better dispensaries to work for in Florida. Ones that WILL offer full time and actual benefits 

Working here has been the most stressful experience of my entire life. You are overworked, underpaid, and not appreciated. Store managers are apparently not required to ever close the store so if you get a job in management, be prepared to close 4 out 5 out your shifts. You’ll have no life because you’ll have to work until 10:30pm+ at night and then have to come in the next day to do it all over again. They can’t even get a proper inventory counting system done without you jumping through hoops and editing 4 excel documents. Not to mention if something is off you’ll be there all night writing reports about it. 

They make everything harder and more confusing for everyone. Corporate needs to spend more time in store so they understand how their business works before implementing ridiculous procedures that take us hours to complete. 

You’ll get paid terribly to do the job of 4 people.

Why would they care about hard working employees they already have though? They get 200 resumes a day and “everyone is disposable”. 

They’ll even let patients abuse you and then offer them a discount for degrading you. 

This is a mindless corporate retail job not a medical cannabis job.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The employees are the only reason I have stayed as long as I have.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
There is no transparency between management and its employees on what the company expects from us as packagers in terms of monthly production goals. The main manager is not empathetic to employees as well regarding disabilities, mental health issues, and gender identity. She also has no problem using scare tactics to convince you that if you leave the company there are no other places out there that would be a better fit. They are also refusing to offer raises at this time when their competitors are offering $1.50 to $2.00 more for the same position and responsibilities. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Between employees, the enviorment is very caring and genuine. Leads genuinely care about you and peers have no issues backing you up or helping you on the production floor. If an issue arises between people on the production floor, Leads are caring enough to take care of the situation before it has to reach the manager.

I some what enjoyed working here. The management seemed nice but also some upper management seemed very fake. The hours were okay but not nearly enough. They make sure you only work a certain amount and are very stingy with picking up extra shifts even if it does not bring you close to overtime. Very critical about breaks and clocking out heaven forbid you forget, ive been in management before it's very easy for the store manager to adjust your time if you forget to clock in or out. But for them its extremely bothersome. Not much of a work culture so to speak everyone will talk to one another but nothing is ever really personal about your life unless management pulls you in the office to ask if everything is alright. People gossip their opinions and perspective like it's fact and other run with it. Interesting experience. I learned the most while browsing the web and looking things up but heaven forbid I spent to much time doing it even if all my tasks were done and everything was caught up. 

applied online and interviewed a couple of days later at a local hotel received an offer a week later and my position was due to start a month after accepting the offer . The position i applied for was for a newly constructed location, finally after a month went by i was put through a week of very detailed and boring rules involving HIPPA, PHI etc. the week the store was supposed to open we were told that due to unforeseen "inventory issues" that the start day was pushed for an additional month and we were told that all part associates will be technically laid off until the month was up and we were told that we are all rehireable . The month went by i inquired about my position and was told that due to COVID-19 all operations were being pushed back. luckily i landed a position with the federal government during the one month wait. would not recommend this company to anyone unless you would like uncertainty over your entire tenure!

All I will say is this company is a lawsuit waiting to happen. They incorrectly file employees W-2’s and end up messing up the employees taxes and get fined from the IRS. The former CFO resigned because he got caught up in some shady loan scam. The entire company is shady and management is beyond poor and inconsistent. Management DOES NOT care about employees or patients they ONLY care about numbers and that is apparent across the board. Employees get fired for complaining about hostile working environments that go unaddressed by HR. Managers steal then blame it on employees, they lie to and about employees, they consume cannabis on site, they allow patients to abuse and threaten employees and even reward the patient for doing so (true story), I could go on. The bottom line: STAY FAR AWAY FROM IANTHUS AND BUDDING ROSE ALTOGETHER! If you want to keep your sanity, mental health, and dignity in tact.

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