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Northshore October 2025
The first three investors in Levia, a cannabis-infused seltzer brand based in Georgetown, were Marblehead resident Matt Melander, his mother, and his 94-year-old grandmother. And they were very wise—six months after launching in February 2021, the beverage had already reached a million dollars in sales per month. It recently sold to Ayr Wellness in a deal Boston Business Journal reported as nearly $60 million.  Not only is his mom an investor, Melander, who is president and CFO of Levia, says she also occasionally imbibes. “My mom is a classic example,” he says. “If she has one glass of Chardonnay, she doesn’t sleep well and
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