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Ionia Dispensary Checks All of the Boxes JON BECKER FOR MICHIGAN GREEN STATE
here is under my purview. Our team here is different because of all the experiences we’ve shared, and so much more. We’re not after money first, just a change in lifestyle. We all have a lot of experience and love for what we do, and unyielding obsession with quality.”
Youthful enthusiasm is great, but experience matters. When you are making the important, potentially life-changing decision on where to turn for cannabis products in a state teeming with marijuana dispensaries, it’s understandable if you feel a bit overwhelmed by all the different companies—and product options. That’s why some due diligence is in order. There’s a personal responsibility involved in making sure you’re relying on seasoned, trusted professionals when you’ve decided to embark on a cannabis regimen. When you’re putting something into your body that can impact your entire being (spiritual, physical, emotional and mental), it’s reassuring to know that Michigan has marijuana provisioning centers fronted by individuals who are promoting wellness and culture not merely a bottom line.
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St. Peter’s obsession started early. He remembers looking at an issue of High Times as a youngster and being captivated by the pictures of the various weed strains and flowers.
There’s a new marijuana dispensary in Ionia, Arcanna that checks all of the boxes. With the importance of mental health being thrust into the national consciousness by celebrities and world-class athletes such as gymnast Simon Biles and tennis player Naomi Osaka, cannabis advocates can related to a battle to destigmatize. Dean St. Peter is head of processing & grow operations at Arcanna Cannabis, meaning
he’s the last line of quality control for the full selection of top-shelf and popular brands of cannabis it offers its medical patients and adult recreational users. He’s also one of the founders of a company that, unlike similar ventures, has its grow, processing and retail operations situated on one site. “You can actually be in our store shopping and look out the back window and see weed growing,” said St. Peter, 36. “Any cultivation
“It spoke to me on a weird primal level,” he recalls. “I’ve been involved with marijuana for 22 years on some level, be it growing it, smoking it or selling it. I’ve loved marijuana virtually my entire life.” But love can cloud judgment. St. Peter found himself on the wrong end, legally, of the marijuana movement back in 2013 when his home and grow marijuana caregiver operation was raided by authorities. On his daughter’s birthday no less, foiling the family’s plan to visit Binder Park Zoo.
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