{"id":2456594,"date":"2020-04-01T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=323597"},"modified":"2020-04-01T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T11:00:00","slug":"high-q-snowmass-villages-only-marijuana-dispensary-remains-open-with-some-adjustments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/high-q-snowmass-villages-only-marijuana-dispensary-remains-open-with-some-adjustments\/","title":{"rendered":"High Q, Snowmass Village\u2019s only marijuana dispensary, remains open with some adjustments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.6145648312611\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-323597-578\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/highq-svs-040120-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/highq-svs-040120-1-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | High Q budtender Curtis Jones puts the shop\u2019s flower in the display case before opening at noon in Snowmass Village Mall on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.556053811659\">\n<p><strong>High Q budtender Curtis Jones puts the shop\u2019s flower in the display case before opening at noon in Snowmass Village Mall on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/snowmass\/high-q-snowmass-villages-only-marijuana-dispensary-remains-open-with-some-adjustments\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/highq-svs-040120-1-1024x682.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/highq-svs-040120-1.jpg\"><i class=\"fas fa-shopping-cart\"><\/i> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/highq-svs-040120-1-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"High Q budtender Curtis Jones puts the shop\u2019s flower in the display case before opening at noon in Snowmass Village Mall on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/highq-svs-040120-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/highq-svs-040120-1-1-1024x682.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | High Q store manager Leah Thomas puts on a bandana and gloves for health safety before opening at noon in Snowmass Village Mall on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.565789473684\">\n<p><strong>High Q store manager Leah Thomas puts on a bandana and gloves for health safety before opening at noon in Snowmass Village Mall on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/snowmass\/high-q-snowmass-villages-only-marijuana-dispensary-remains-open-with-some-adjustments\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/highq-svs-040120-1-1-1024x682.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/highq-svs-040120-1-1.jpg\"><i class=\"fas fa-shopping-cart\"><\/i> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/highq-svs-040120-1-1-1024x682.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"High Q store manager Leah Thomas puts on a bandana and gloves for health safety before opening at noon in Snowmass Village Mall on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/highq-svs-040120-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/highq-svs-040120-1-2-683x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Curtis Jones opens High Q\u2019s door that has signs explaining that the shop is \u201ccurbside pick-up only\u201d in Snowmass Village Mall on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.571428571429\">\n<p><strong>Curtis Jones opens High Q\u2019s door that has signs explaining that the shop is \u201ccurbside pick-up only\u201d in Snowmass Village Mall on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/snowmass\/high-q-snowmass-villages-only-marijuana-dispensary-remains-open-with-some-adjustments\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/highq-svs-040120-1-2-683x1024.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/highq-svs-040120-1-2.jpg\"><i class=\"fas fa-shopping-cart\"><\/i> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/highq-svs-040120-1-2-683x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Curtis Jones opens High Q\u2019s door that has signs explaining that the shop is \u201ccurbside pick-up only\u201d in Snowmass Village Mall on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/highq-svs-040120-1-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/highq-svs-040120-1-3-1024x667.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | High Q store manager Leah Thomas, left, and Curtis Jones work in the backroom before opening the door to customers in Snowmass Village Mall on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. As a health safety precaution, masking tape was laid on the floor six feet apart to show where it is safe to stand for employees according to social distancing expectations. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1.9565217391304\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14.673913043478\">\n<p><strong>High Q store manager Leah Thomas, left, and Curtis Jones work in the backroom before opening the door to customers in Snowmass Village Mall on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. As a health safety precaution, masking tape was laid on the floor six feet apart to show where it is safe to stand for employees according to social distancing expectations. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/snowmass\/high-q-snowmass-villages-only-marijuana-dispensary-remains-open-with-some-adjustments\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/highq-svs-040120-1-3-1024x667.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/highq-svs-040120-1-3.jpg\"><i class=\"fas fa-shopping-cart\"><\/i> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/highq-svs-040120-1-3-1024x667.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"High Q store manager Leah Thomas, left, and Curtis Jones work in the backroom before opening the door to customers in Snowmass Village Mall on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. As a health safety precaution, masking tape was laid on the floor six feet apart to show where it is safe to stand for employees according to social distancing expectations. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/snowmass\/high-q-snowmass-villages-only-marijuana-dispensary-remains-open-with-some-adjustments\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/snowmass\/high-q-snowmass-villages-only-marijuana-dispensary-remains-open-with-some-adjustments\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">This month hasn\u2019t been easy for Snowmass Village businesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">State and county public health orders targeted at slowing the spread of coronavirus have forced many non-essential retail and service operations to temporarily shut down, restaurants are closed for the rest of the season or are take-out and delivery only, and tourism will be relatively non-existent until summer at the earliest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The impact on the town\u2019s only marijuana dispensary is no different.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Since COVID-19 was first linked to the Aspen area in early March, High Q Snowmass has had to lay off some of its part-time seasonal staff, implement online and call-in ordering, cut back its hours from noon to 8 p.m. and up its sanitary and cleaning procedures.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row at-donation p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/at-banner-paypal.jpg)\" class=\"col-xl-8 p-3 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/donate\/?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=news%20article&amp;utm_campaign=donation\">Donate<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The dispensary, which <a id=\"N0x28d3be0N0x28fee90:N0x28d3be0N0x28f47e8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/high-q-dispensary-first-in-snowmass\/\">opened in December<\/a>, also is being very selective with its inventory, opting not to bring in couriers with product from the Front Range in an effort to limit potential COVID-19 spread.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s been a daily thing, you wake up and things are different every day,\u201d said Rene\u00e9 Grossman, owner of High Q.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">As many businesses are experiencing, the public health orders and COVID-19 mitigation strategies are constantly being amended and evolving, keeping owners like Grossman on their toes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">When the Snowmass Sun spoke with Grossman on March 30, High Q was doing call-in and curbside pick-up orders only. No one was allowed in the dispensary doors, per state requirements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">A few hours later, Grossman called back to say those requirements had been updated, allowing Coloradans back into marijuana dispensaries so long as social-distancing requirements were enforced. At High Q in Snowmass, that means two people will be allowed in the Village Mall shop at a time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">But for Grossman, staying open isn\u2019t just about serving customers and keeping money coming in \u2014 it\u2019s about ensuring her employees continue bringing money home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI\u2019m really doing my best to keep people working,\u201d said Grossman, who has High Q dispensary locations in Snowmass, Carbondale and Silt. To do this, Grossman has moved some people from working at the High Q locations to working from home on other projects, like cleaning up the company\u2019s point of sale system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">While she feels the facts that she made sure the High Q stores had extra alcohol wipes early on and that she is working to keep people on the payroll help build morale among employees, Grossman said High Q as a whole is in a \u201cgrowth stage,\u201d which also is reassuring to her staff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Grossman is in the process of starting up a facility that manufactures solventless cannabis extracts, in the early stages of building a grow operation in Parachute and also is looking to open more High Q locations in the near future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">With all of these growth projects still in the works and no intentions of closing High Q due to the coronavirus pandemic (unless it becomes clear that is what\u2019s best for public health), Grossman is focusing on staying positive for what lies beyond the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI\u2019m doing my best to support my team through this and letting them know that their safety is the most important thing,\u201d Grossman said. \u201cWe appreciate our customers who wear gloves and masks as well and hope they will be patient with us during this time.\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\/high-q-snowmass-villages-only-marijuana-dispensary-remains-open-with-some-adjustments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High Q budtender Curtis Jones puts the shop\u2019s flower in the display case before opening at noon in Snowmass Village Mall on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. 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