Ross Gardiner
Synchronicity Holistic: An Elevated Dispensary Catering to Senior Women
Every major cannabis municipality in the country has an “elevated” dispensary acting as an access point for consumers historically intimidated by the green cross...
Posh Green Cannabis Boutique: When Social Equity Works
In June 2020, San Francisco native Reese Benton smashed through a long-lingering glass ceiling in the local cannabis industry. After three years of turbulence...
Going Platinum with Father-Son Team George and Cody Sadler
As the landscape of mergers and acquisitions changes in the cannabis industry, so too has the criteria used to determine a sound investment. The...
Ajoya: Designed for Education
In 2014, The Denver Post art critic Ray Mark Rinaldi wrote, “Pot shops looked a lot like bail-bond operations or check-cashing centers. Design was...
Lightshade: A Dispensary Design That Reflects Ethos
Lightshade is coming up on its tenth year serving Colorado. The milestone anniversary will see the independent chain’s expansion to nine locations in Denver...
SERRA: Casual Elegance
In the months preceding its entry into the Southern California market, classy Portland dispensary brand Serra playfully stirred anticipation. At meticulously selected intersections around...
Stiiizy DTLA: Physical Space in the Digital Age
2019 was the year California cannabis brands began experimenting with retail concepts, and Los Angeles was ground zero. Sleek vape heavyweight Stiiizy made its...
Lowell Farms Cannabis Café Now Open in West Hollywood, California
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – After much anticipation and fervent local buzz, premium cannabis brand Lowell Farms opened its restaurant-consumption lounge concept in West Hollywood,...
Atrium Dispensary: Targeting the Southern California Luxury Market
The first thing visitors notice upon entering Atrium in Woodland Hills, California, is the strange absence of the classic dank dispensary waft. With freshly...
