Horizontal integration is when a cannabis company acquires or partners with another company that operates at the same level of the supply chain, such as a competitor in the same market segment.

Horizontal consolidation or horizontal integration are terms used to describe the process of merging the same type of business or product line at the same stage of production in a single industry.

HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION: Minnetonka Founded: 2003 Employees: 210 (permanent and contract) 2011 revenue: $20 million–plus (est.) Back to 2011 Small-Business Success Stories homepage.

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