feel like they understand the assignment. Rainbow Cake understands the assignment.
Blüme’ s very first harvest still gives the team that goosebumps feeling. Daphne remembers seeing buckets of trimmed flower and realizing they were theirs. She remembers the smell of fresh-cut bud drying after months of work. She remembers lifting the top of the trim bin and seeing more Kief than she had ever seen in her life.
What had once been paperwork had become freshly harvested flower.
That first order went to a microbusiness, 816 Dispensary, with eight different Blüme strains heading out into the world. Big Time Logistics helped ensure the transport went smoothly and celebrated the moment with the team, making it feel even more special. Jimi Poe and the 816 team also helped bag that first order, turning it into something that felt less like a transaction and more like two small businesses stepping into the new microbusiness market together.
Early on, Blüme and 816 Dispensary offered customers one of Missouri’ s first true micro-to-micro experiences. Blüme had the flower. 816 had the shelves. Together, they helped show customers what local cannabis could feel like when the people behind the product and the people behind the counter actually knew each other.
That early connection still matters, and both businesses continue to move forward. Blüme continues to refine its grow, rotate genetics, expand new pre-roll options, and looks toward future manufactured products as the right partners come online. 816 Dispensary is extending its hours and preparing to open a drive-thru for its customers, complete with cannabis leaves pressed into the concrete. These are the kinds of small but meaningful milestones that demonstrate Missouri micros are not simply standing still.
�
Adult Use Age 21 +. Medical decisions should not be made based on advertising. Consult a physician on the benefits and risks of particular medical marijuana products.
For new microbusiness applicants and upcoming micros, Blüme’ s advice is simple: Get the right crew; in a small space, who you work with matters every single day. You need trust, a strong work ethic, people who know what they are doing, and, yes, a good grower.
That is why people should get to know Blüme, because behind every bag of its flower is a team that built something real. Yes, it may be small, but it’ s worth paying close attention to.
Behind every bag of its flower are Daphne, Corey, and Alicia— small-batch cannabis, hands-on care, and a deep sense of pride in the product. It’ s local, it’ s craft, and it embodies the heart of the microbusiness program.
Stay tuned for next month’ s issue with more exciting microbusiness updates. Meanwhile, check out the new Missouri Microbusiness Association website just launched at www. missourimicrobusiness. org.
Samantha Blum is the Chairwoman of the Missouri Microbusiness Association( MMBA) and the Founder of Bud Wizard, a round one microbusiness winner, a women-owned cannabis cultivation facility specializing in indoor aeroponic cultivation. Her dedication to craft cannabis, sustainability, and entrepreneurial-driven growth continues to shape the evolving landscape of the state’ s cannabis industry.
August 2026 21