Out & About in Missouri ! The Faces of the Missouri Cannabis Industry
Photos by Clayton Stallings , The EVOLUTION Magazine
▲ At Emerald Garden Grow Supply , you ’ ll find a gaming and smoke room , a billiards room , a video consultation learning room , and all the supplies you need to home-grow anything from cannabis to tomatoes . If your local gardening store doesn ’ t offer all of that , maybe you ’ re shopping at the wrong place . Plus , it price-match guarantees all online prices , including free seeds and personalized consultation with every purchase . As a bonus , they offer Free Seedlings ( depending on daily availability ). This month , read Gerry ’ s growing advice on page 22 or go see him in person in Raytown , MO ( see page 52 ). Relaxing in the gaming and smoke room are ( front to back ) Gerry Donavan , owner of Emerald Garden Grow Supply ; Clayton Stallings , of The EVOLUTION Magazine ; and Kevin Johnson , customer .
▲ Equal Minded Café on Troost in KC , MO , continues to utilize its event space to support local creatives , artists , and personal trainers within the local cannabis community , like Danielle Small . The EVOLUTION Magazine was lucky to catch her Smoking Yoga Class ( SMOGA ) last month , and after aligning our body and mind , there ’ s a cannabis consumption space . We will “ align ” our schedules for the next one . To join in , RSVP at www . deryouyoga . com . Learn more about upcoming cannabis-friendly events and event space rentals at www . equalmindedcafe . com . Left to right : Dontavious Young , owner of Equal Minded Café ; LaTosha Morris ; Rachel Stoutamire ; Danielle Small , SMOGA instructor with Dear You Yoga ; and Jetaime Taylor .
▲ Standalone dispensary stores like The Heights are a rarity in adult-use markets like Missouri . Supporting these stores with your hard-earned money keeps diversity in the local cannabis marketplace and allows these businesses and publications like ours to thrive . When in the St . Louis area , swing by The Heights Cannabis , 2024 McKelvey Rd , Maryland Heights , MO , and visit this friendly staff ( left to right ): Monte Sexton , Matina Rivers , Jackson Hill , Sofie Adrian , Brendan Schumaker , and Clayton Stallings , The EVOLUTION Magazine . ( Photo by Taylor Holm )
▲ Swade ’ s licensed cultivation and manufacturing facility in Earth City opens its doors to first responders as Katelynn Moore ( on right , in stocking cap ), director of manufacturing for Beleaf Medical ( Swade ), gave tours to educate not only local law enforcement involved with Extract-ED ’ s Green Labs classes , but also to the local prosecutors , judges , and even the Head of the Highway Division for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police , Robert Kavanaugh ( front left ), were in attendance . Read more on page 32 .
14 March 2025 While at dispensaries , grab a copy of The EVOLUTION Magazine for a friend .