At a glance
Wana Brands is a Colorado-founded cannabis-edibles company best known for vegan gummies. Nancy Whiteman co-founded the business in 2010 and grew it through a Colorado production operation plus state-by-state licensing. In October 2024, Canopy USA completed its acquisition of all Wana entities and became the 100% owner.
Founder and early history
Whiteman began in a Colorado kitchen and built Wana into a widely distributed edibles brand. The official history consistently calls her co-founder, while public profiles often use founder as shorthand; reviewed pages do not clearly name every original co-founder. Joe Hodas served as president through the acquisition-era expansion.
Ownership timeline
Canopy Growth announced option agreements in October 2021 tied to future U.S. federal permissibility. A restructured Canopy USA pathway later exercised and closed those rights. On October 9, 2024, Canopy Growth confirmed Canopy USA had acquired Wana Wellness, The CIMA Group and Mountain High Products and owned 100% of Wana.
Core gummy lines
Wana makes vegan, pectin-based gummies sweetened with organic sugar and tapioca syrup. Product families include Classic, Quick fast-onset and Optimals formulations using combinations of THC, CBD, CBG, CBN and terpenes. Dose, cannabinoid ratio and claims differ by state and SKU.
Effects-based formulations
The site organizes products around sleep, energy, pain relief, social occasions, low THC and relaxation. Those are consumer need states and product-positioning categories, not guaranteed medical outcomes. Evidence for cannabinoid benefits remains formulation- and condition-specific, and consumers should not replace medical care based on a gummy description.
Markets and licensing
Wana owns manufacturing in Colorado and licenses formulas and branding to local partners elsewhere because marijuana cannot move interstate. Canopy materials described a footprint spanning numerous U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Canada at different times. The current locator and local package are more reliable than any static national count.
Hemp products and beverages
Alongside state-legal cannabis, Wana entered hemp-derived direct-to-consumer products through Wanderous and launched infused sparkling beverages. Hemp laws, shipping restrictions and retailer eligibility continue to change. A product sold online may use a different legal source and dose than a dispensary Wana gummy.
Foundation and recognition
Whiteman created a $50 million charitable foundation, now presented as the Whiteman Family Foundation, focused on food security, housing, domestic violence, LGBTQIA+ rights and racial justice. Wana and Canopy have cited top market-share rankings, but rankings are dataset- and period-specific and are not treated here as permanent.
Research basis and limits
This profile uses Wana's official about, products, science, locator and impact pages plus Canopy's 2021 transaction announcement and 2024 completion release. Founder, product design and ownership are verified. Live market share, identical nationwide availability and medical efficacy are not asserted beyond cited evidence.