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Rose Mary Jane Portland, Maine dispensary highlights the fight for social justice An Oakland, CA Cannabis company with a passion for pot-law reform opened its first retail storefront in Portland, Maine this fall. The group behind the new dispensary, Rose Mary Jane, celebrated Cannabis freedom while stressing the importance of social equity at the store’s grand opening on September 23.
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NOV. 2021
UPON ARRIVING at Rose Mary Jane, visitors are greeted by beautiful stretched canvas artwork on the building’s walls – an inviting and welcoming touch. After showing ID, customers enter a well-appointed display room with wood-framed glass cases containing a large variety of locally cultivated craft Cannabis products, as well as an assortment of smoking accessories. Overall, Rose Mary Jane had a warm, professional atmosphere. Shelves were filled with a variety of books about marijuana, while artwork hung on the walls featuring slogans extolling the virtues of social justice in Cannabis and the importance of women-run businesses. And all the employees present at the opening, including budtenders, managers and a Cannabis purchasing agent, were very well informed, helpful and enthusiastic. While the Portland shop is Rose Mary Jane’s first R OS E M A RY JAN E adult-use retail location, the company has been in 327 ST. JOHN ST. operation for nearly three years with the mission of using PORTLAND, MAINE the Cannabis business to move social justice issues OPEN DAILY 10A-9:30P forward. That goal is more than just a slogan for RMJ ROSEMARYJANE.COM Founder Erik Murray and Social Justice Director Evelyn @ROSEMARYJANECO LaChapelle.
