Reefers
This old dairy shack turned “Ice Cream Cake” stand wasn’t just another dispensary in small town Oklahoma. It was a sense of community, it was an idea of being there for their After being in dispensary after dispensary in the bigger cit- patients 24-7. Not only were they intently taking care of ies you think you have seen it all. For The Reefer Shack in their patients, but they also had a wonderful selection of Seminole, super busy is just an every hour thing. “Being flower and other products. open 24 hours gives us a great advantage”, Jeremy stated, “we get people from all over headed to all sorts of jobs and “We really do try our best to find the best flower at the best activities, we really love our customers!” price for our customer base. We may not always make a ton of money on our flower, but our customers are hapThe husband and wife team had to step away more than a py and healthy,” Katie said. As I looked around I noticed handful of times while I visited. They would hustle off to small details that you only see from small town hospitality get their curated meds to another one of their many cus- and care. They have a bin where veterans can come get tomers, then almost immediately continued to help me. It a .5 cent pre roll everyday and as I walked in there was a wasn’t that they didn’t have enough help, it was that they line of Philanthropy jars for various children. One of them had so many patients the schedulers staff was having a was BACA ( Bikers Against Child Abuse) which is close hard time keeping up. After another manager showed up to my heart. It wasn’t just words, it was actions. It was early for their shift, we were able to continue. It was amaz- evident in the little things they did. They recognized the ing to witness. struggles of the single mom and put a place for the kids to play while the grateful parents shopped. They offered Jeremy, the husband, worked in the oil industry for a num- coffee, tea, cookies and popcorn just as a way to say, come ber of years and Katie owned and operated a boutique in in, hang out and just be a part of a community. These were a neighboring town. The oil business faltered and covid good people. You could tell they were in it for their fellow took effect. They decided to close the doors on the bou- Seminole Citizens and not just the money. tique and hyper focused on opening a grow and then on to a dispensary. Ultimately I left the interview process feeling uplifted and happy. In an industry where so many things come down to “We didn’t realize how rewarding this whole part would money and profit lines, these good people were spreading be,” they were both very happy. When asked about the the love the way they know how, through giving back and new business they both were overwhelmingly unanimous investing in the community, as well as, breaking the stigma about the success only being measured by what they could of cannabis through kindness. (405) 712-3170 FACEgive back. BOOK @thereefershackreloaded IG @thereefershack by Micah McKamie
