The California “Walmart of weed,” weGrow, is planning on opening a second site. Cannabis isn’t sold in the stores. In fact, weGrow tends to shy from any mention of marijuana. The so-called "Walmart of weed" offers hydroponic supplies, growing classes and other gardening assistance.
All about the Walmart of weed
Hydroponic growing is something that WeGrow shops are for after starting in Sacramento as iGrow. "Walmart of Weed" is a phrase the shops do not refer to themselves as. In fact, the shops do not ever refer to weed directly either since it’s a federal crime to grow marijuana. Medical cannabis patients are targeted in the 10,000 square foot facility. There are courses on hydroponic growing offered along with other merchandise for instance fertilizers and equipment.
Areas added for weGrow
The business hopes to become well-known nationwide soon after the first step in California for weGrow stores. Any states with medical weed laws — Oregon, New Jersey, Colorado, Arizona and California — will hopefully be getting shops there soon. The "Walmart of Weed" doesn't actually sell any medical weed which is left to the independent dispensaries to do. The established stores are there and ready for when cannabis becomes legalized. They’ll then sell the stuff themselves. There will be franchised shops instead of company owned shops. Really, this ought to help stop some of the legal troubles that might appear.
The challenging legal position of cannabis
The United States is having difficulty with medical cannabis right now. It’s in a hard spot. Even though the federal government isn't doing much about this, cannabis is still a Schedule 1 illegal drug. This means weed seems on the very same list as heroin, GHB, ecstasy, peyote and other addictive narcotics that the federal government heavily regulates. Despite this, several states have passed laws that allow legal medical weed use. This means that medical marijuana exists in a gray area, where states receive sales taxes and license business activities that federal agents could jail business owners for. This is part of the reason weGrow offers only hydroponic and other growing equipment.
Information from
Seattle Times
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