Out & About in Missouri!
The Faces of the Missouri Cannabis Industry
Photos by Clayton Stallings, The EVOLUTION Magazine
▲ SWADE’ s World Cup watch party on July 11 at the Tree Room KC was a sold-out, consumption-friendly event featuring freebies, including flower from Sinse Cannabis, World Cup scarves, and infused snow cones featuring High Five’ s Stribbles( THC dissolvable powder) and Sinse’ s Juicy Vape Flavors, including Peachy Queen, and five other popular flavors. A raffle was held to raise money for Mattie Rhodes, a nonprofit providing programs to build social cohesion, economic stability, access to education, healthcare, and affordable housing. To donate to the nonprofit, visit https:// mattierhodes. org. The SWADE Brand Ambassador( BA) team, from left to right, includes M. K. Gonzales, Richie Hasenledr, Shayla Davis, Field Marketing Manager Emma Martin, and Noah Meitler, BA.
▲ Bud & Mary’ s hosted a World Cup Watch Party with Plume, Scout & Seed, Invisible Man, and Batch on June 25 at the Tree House Lounge, where guests enjoyed vape samples, raffle prizes, and free swag. While sampling products from all the sponsors, guests also watched the Netherlands vs. Tunisia at the Kansas City Stadium, followed by the USA vs. Turkey in Los Angeles. From left to right: Brie Howard, Bud & Mary’ s KC sales rep; and Natalee Fitzgerald, Bud & Mary’ s Columbia sales rep.
▲ Nuthera and Head Change hosted a 7 / 10 party at The Rumley Historic Event Space in KC with live music, live glassblowing, hash, crafts, and of course, munchies. Other sponsors included DOSD, Highdrate, Illicit, Indi, Infinity, Jaine, Elevate / Key Cannabis, Panda, Robust, SafeBet, The Smoke Depot, Standard Wellness, and Stellar Solventless. From left to right: Alex Paulakovich, Nuthera VP Ops; Vance Brinkerhoff, Elevate / Key retail purchasing mgr.; and Matt Grobe, Nuthera supply chain.
( Photo by Chadwick Christopher, Nuthera.)
▲ High Pointe Dispensary held its 1st Annual Block Party in July, with four DJs spinning the ones and twos, including DJ Soufside Jerei( photo above). Sponsors included VIBE, Sunami, Rove, Ace Genetics, Sinse, Sundro, Robust, Good Tide, Local, Adda, High Pointe Cultivation, Lush Gardens, and its MIP, Lush Labs. Lush Gardens just relaunched its cannabis in May and can be found exclusively at High Pointe Dispensary, and more dispensaries soon.( Photos by High Pointe team.)
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