{"id":2453863,"date":"2020-01-29T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=320049"},"modified":"2020-01-29T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T12:00:00","slug":"owner-says-snowmass-marijuana-dispensary-has-seen-great-first-month-in-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/owner-says-snowmass-marijuana-dispensary-has-seen-great-first-month-in-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Owner says Snowmass marijuana dispensary has seen great first month in business"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/briefs-svs-012920-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/briefs-svs-012920-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/briefs-svs-012920-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/briefs-svs-012920-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/briefs-svs-012920-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/01\/briefs-svs-012920-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption><strong>High Q store manager Leah Thomas sets out the flower for the day in the display cases on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.<\/strong><br \/><em>Kelsey Brunner\/Snowmass Sun<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The first month of business for the High Q recreational marijuana dispensary in Snowmass has been a success, according to owner Renee Grossman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">From new local customers and visitors to High Q regulars who have been shopping at the Carbondale location, Grossman said the new Snowmass store has seen steady business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cEverything is going the way we expected it to,\u201d Grossman said. \u201cThe only surprise is that the product mix is a little different than at our other locations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Grossman explained that the Snowmass High Q dispensary has sold more edibles and vape cartridges than anticipated, which she attributes to the larger number of tourists in the village, and that the dispensary has already extended its hours to 10 p.m. every day to better accommodate the evening apr\u00e8s ski rush its experienced so far.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">She also said the store\u2019s ID verification technology, Age ID, has helped dispensary employees confiscate roughly three dozen fake IDs since the location opened Dec. 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Over the X Games weekend, Grossman said High Q only confiscated two IDs, but that the dispensary ran out of a lot of its products and is in the process of restocking as of Jan. 28.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt was a really great weekend for us,. We were pleasantly surprised,\u201d Grossman said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Moving into the rest of the winter season, Grossman said she hopes to continue adapting to the wants and needs of the Snowmass customers and offering daily, weekly and local-specific deals and discounts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe first month has been really great. I think we\u2019ve been well received by tourists and locals,\u201d Grossman said. \u201cCome say hi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\"><a href=\"mailto:mvincent@aspentimes.com\">mvincent@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/snowmass\/owner-says-snowmass-dispensary-has-seen-great-first-month-in-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High Q store manager Leah Thomas sets out the flower for the day in the display cases on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.Kelsey Brunner\/Snowmass Sun The first month of business for the High Q recreational marijuana dispensary in Snowmass has been a success, according to owner Renee Grossman. 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