Seven states and the District of Columbia have adopted the most expansive laws legalizing marijuana for recreational use. Most recently, California, Massachusetts, Maine and Nevada all passed measures in November legalizing recreational marijuana.
It also would be Kroger's biggest takeover since 1998, when it bought the Fred Meyer food and merchandise store chain in the Northwest for more than $12 billion, according to financial data service Bloomberg.
In turnkey fashion, the owner of the alternative site has agreed to buy the Kroger building and its current parking facilities downtown as part of the deal. Time is running out on the option on the alternative site, Pichler said. We have extended the option once, but we're not going to do it again..