- conflicts or gaps
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- source urls
- ["https://cannabisnow.com/costco-of-cannabis-makes-waves-at-y-combinators-demo-day/", "https://flowercompany.com/", "https://getlatka.com/companies/flowercompany.com", "https://linkedin.com/in/chad-powell-460a8725", "https://linkedin.com/in/scott-davies-95489016a", "https://linkedin.com/in/tedlichtenberger", "https://patch.com/california/san-francisco/directory/listing/77378/flower-co", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/266258-98", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/22/the-costco-of-cannabis-raises-2-8-million-for-a-membership-weed-delivery-service/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/flower-company/financials", "https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/flower-company-series-a--fbea663b", "https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=cannabis&id=274316", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/flower-company-cannabis", "https://www.marketwatch.com/story/flower-co-wins-private-capital-to-grow-direct-to-consumer-pot-business-in-california-11640116007", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/flower-co", "https://yespress.io/chad-powell", "https://yespress.io/flower-co"]