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7ACRES features graduating class of 2019

There will be an official graduation ceremony on Friday at the Southampton Golf and Country Club.

It's for 80 employees who have successfully completed the 7ACRES School of Management program.

7ACRES is a federally licensed producer of high-end cannabis, operating inside a huge facility near Tiverton.

The company has seen a rapid expansion over the past year and now employs over 600.

Earlier this spring, the company opened a new wing that included more flowering rooms, improved irrigation, and space for plant research.  The flowering spaces will increase the site’s growing capacity to over 17 tonnes per year.

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