BRANCHING OUT
By Kayla Johnson
included in the bag, reminding patients of the legal purchase limits, what they’ll need to have on them to purchase at a dispensary, even information about what’s illegal, and tips on dosing your edibles. One of the biggest enemies of medical cannabis is a lack of information, and in addition to providing high quality products and customer-focused service, Vertica is striving to L@JD @ CHƤ DQDMBD HM RG@QHMF SGD knowledge. They plan to expand, with stores planned for Oklahoma City, Midwest City, and Stillwater, and there’s no doubt their DƤ NQSR SN DCTB@SD @MC HMENQL ODNOKD @ANTS SGD ADMDƼ SR @MC regulations surrounding cannabis use will continue to expand as well.
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klahoma is experiencing a cannabis I’m looking at you) available for a great business boom, there’s no question price. Once I let Ariah know that I was on about it. There are thousands of dispen- the hunt for a cartridge, she walked me saries across the state, with the businesses popping up just about anywhere there’s a vacant building in some towns. While there remains opposition to the cannabis movement, it’s hard to deny the ADMDƼ SR NE RDDHMF SGDRD KNMF U@B@MS NE
ten run down buildings get a breath of new, green life. One of those empty buildings sat right on Main Street in Norman, unused until Vertica came along. Their CNNQR NƧ BH@KKX NODMDC HM ,@X @MC while they’ve only been open for a short time, they’re making a big impression on patients, including myself on my own trip to the store. (ŗL @ Ƽ QL ADKHDUDQ SG@S @MX DWODQHDMBD purchasing medical cannabis should be easy-going, yet informational, and that’s DW@BSKX VG@S 5DQSHB@ NƤ DQDC LD 3GD BNL
fortable waiting area where I registered as a new patient had pricing sheets ready for customers to see what products were available, not that I had long to wait; right away, I was invited back by Ariah, who was exceedingly patient and ready to walk LD SGQNTFG VG@S V@R NM NƤ DQ 5DQSHB@ G@OODMR SN AD NMD NE SGD Ƽ QRS @PT@ONM
ic cannabis grows in the state, and while ƌ NVDQ V@RMŗS NM LX RGNOOHMF KHRS ENQ SGHR particular trip, it was a pleasant surprise to see strains I’ve yet to try (Ruby Slipper,
right to the counter I was looking for, and immediately began guiding me towards LX Ƽ M@K OTQBG@RD @ !HRNM $WSQ@BSR ,@TH cartridge. It was evident that she, along VHSG SGD NSGDQ RS@Ƥ LDLADQR EQNL VG@S ( could hear, was quite knowledgeable, and helped me make a genuinely informed decision. This focus on education is one of the things that truly sets Vertica apart. With each purchase, an informational card is OunceMag.com SUMMER 2019
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