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April 7, 2021 7:27 PM Zachary Dodge
CARTHAGE, Mo. – Blue Sage Cannabis Company has been open in Carthage for around two months. Two months that have been a whirlwind for budtenders at the new medical marijuana dispensary.
“It could not be any better. We’re doing fantastic here,” says Liz Perry, the Manager at Blue Sage Cannabis Company.
The dispensary was started by Leanne Dickerson, who had run her own pharmacy in Harrisonville since 2002. Starting the company was a big gamble, but one Dickerson was willing to take.
“Obviously everyone knows about the opioid epidemic, and so I just feel like this is a wonderful alternative to that,” explains Dickerson. “It’s all about education. I know years ago marijuana got a bad name, but there’s so many benefits from marijuana that I think it’s very important to have a store like this so that we can educate people and help them with their medical needs.”
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Flora Farms budtender Annie Fillpot (right) assists Valerie Mattingly on the first day of medical marijuana sales on Thursday in Neosho. Globe | Laurie Sisk
General manager Shelly Morrow instructs first-day customers in the waiting room at Flora Farms on Thursday. Globe | Laurie Sisk
Customers wait Thursday morning outside Flora Farms in Neosho as the store prepares to open for its first day of sales of medical marijuana products. Globe | Laurie Sisk
Budtender Stalena Elsten (left) and assistant manager Lisa Fay assist customers on Thursday during opening day at Flora Farms in Neosho. Globe | Laurie Sisk
NEOSHO, Mo. â Large crowds didnât seem to mind waiting in 20-degree weather and snow for Newton Countyâs first medical marijuana dispensary to officially open on New Yearâs Eve.