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<\/p>\nFor Kristina Chavez, Co-Owner of the Showgrow dispensary in Long Beach, a deeply rooted connection to the community in one of Los Angeles\u2019 most quirky and diverse beach towns is a requirement, rather than a goal. This is part of the reason why she, and her partners decided to buy-back-the-block and repurchase their former dispensary near the traffic circle in Long Beach.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to get it back to what it was,\u201d Chavez told Joey Brabo during a recent episode of The Respect My Region podcast, before adding, \u201cYou know, we miss being community based, culture based.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the community in mind, not only has Chavez and her team made it a priority to cater to the diversity that thrives in the city, they are renewing their efforts to put a spotlight back on the parts of Long Beach, and the people within it, that make it such a unique destination. As a result, Chavez and the team are making moves to bring back their premiere cannabis, music and arts festival Cozy Sesh, while also hitting the ground running with new initiatives designed to be the great equalizer in an economy where income disparity continues to affect people everyday.<\/p>\n
\u201cGosh, do we miss those Cozy [CozySesh] sessions,\u201d Chavez said. \u201cHopefully we\u2019ll get the shop back up and running to what it was. And yeah, we definitely have plans to bring all the good vibes back that we had. Our beach cleanups. We have a current community fund that we\u2019re doing in partnership with High and Dry Collective. We\u2019re collecting women\u2019s sanitary products to help combat, period poverty.\u201d<\/p>\n
Showgrow Dispensary in Long Beach Supports The Culture and The Community<\/p>\n
ShowGrow is also avidly investing in supporting women-owned cannabis brands by hand-picking brands to flood the shelves of the store\u2014giving patrons a sense of equality and increased variety, all at once.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of our women owned brands, I would say Poet that is probably our best mover, best seller,\u201d Chavez revealed. \u201cIt\u2019s beautiful sungrown, sun and earth certified cannabis grown up in Emerald Triangle. It\u2019s amazing. We also have Pure Beauty. For our vape, we have Rove, of course. Shout out Jo. She\u2019s a powerhouse in the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to strongly representing for women in cannabis, the ShowGrow dispensary in Long Beach is making sure each and every group of recreational users from concentrate enthusiast to edible loyalist and traditional flower consumers have quality options to choose from each and every time they step into the dispensary.<\/p>\n
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\u201cSo we just brought on Barrett Farms, we have some Sluggers too, we also have Fresh Press in here\u2014we got the the cool little buzz balls and everything like that,\u201d Chavez said of the concentrates in house.<\/p>\n
Concerning edibles, she added, \u201cI would say our biggest mover is Froot\u2014it\u2019s really good price point and very potent.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chavez continued, \u201cOur other brands that do really good, I would say Kanha. I mean, they\u2019re an icon. And then drinks, St. Ives.\u201d<\/p>\n
And when it comes to that good \u2018ole flower, ShowGrow is doing its job to remain true to the culture of the city by delivering strains that have become synonymous with the city of Long Beach.<\/p>\n
\u201cLong Beach is pretty OG,\u201d Chavez said. \u201cSo, we see a lot of indica moving all the time. And OGs. Whereas, you know, the sativa strains, they move but not as quickly. We\u2019ll probably get two to three times indica versus like a order of sativa for any given brand.\u201d<\/p>\n
While it\u2019s clear Chavez and her partners at ShowGrow have a long road of reconstruction and reconnection ahead, one thing that remains a constant through it all is their dedication to Cannabis for a cause through intentional action. And for Chavez, that\u2019s what will ultimately power them through their rigorous changes ahead.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re lucky to have been one of the industry leaders and really shape, I would say, the culture of Cannabis,\u201d Chavez said. <\/p>\n
She continued, \u201cLike when we would have our stash boxes back in the day, Mikey, he was our marketing creative director of awesomeness, and he would really look for local artists to showcase and they would design, you know, a Long Beach box with collabs of ShowGrow. We\u2019re about the culture and about cultivating change, doing all the great community stuff. Cannabis for a cause. We really just want to like, I always say destigmatize cannabis, you know, and show you, like, I\u2019m a mom and I\u2019m a cool mom and responsible mom and you know anyone could smoke cannabis and be like positive and a great person in society.\u201d<\/p>\n
Check out the full episode in the video above.<\/p>\n
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