New dispensary is a sight for sore eyes

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After a year of development, Flora Cannabis Co. opened its doors in East Lansing just in time for 420. Excited stoners flocked to the store’s grand opening celebration Thursday (April 20) to take advantage of deals and enjoy food provided by People’s Kitchen. I had the opportunity to meet with the team and get a sneak peek inside the facility two days before its grand opening and was blown away by what I saw.

The inside of the store is absolutely stunning. The lobby’s mint green walls are lined with framed prints of cannabis-themed artwork. Customers can take a look at Flora’s selection of apparel and smoking accessories while they wait to go back and shop with a budtender, known as a “Florist.” 

The vibe inside the showroom is warm and welcoming. The room is flooded with natural light from the large windows on the northern side of the shop, and two large installments of dried flowers hang from the ceiling. 

“We want to create a one-of-a-kind social shopping experience for every customer that walks through our door,” said sales manager Nikki Salander. “We want to be community-minded when choosing which products to put on our shelves and offer those items at a competitive price.”

Customers can choose from a wide selection of prepackaged and deli-style flower options as well as edibles, vaporizers and concentrates from a variety of top-tier Michigan cannabis brands like Element, FLWRpot, Fawn River Cultivation Co., Glacier Cannabis, Northern Lights FX, Wyld, DogHouse Cannabis, Terple Gang and, of course, Flora’s own line. 

Many of the employees I spoke to were excited about all the different flower strains from Terple Gang. Its Super Boof, for instance, won first place in the Best Flower category at the 2022 Goats of Cannabis festival in Cassopolis. The competition, hosted by The Goat Cannabis Co., was judged by weed entrepreneurs and celebrity stoners like Cookies CEO Gilbert Anthony Milam Jr. (better known as Berner), Cheech Marin and rapper Redman. With their stamp of approval and Terple Gang’s commitment to cultivating strains with unique terpene profiles, it’s safe to say this brand is the GOAT: Greatest Of All Time.

In addition to its in-store shopping experience, Flora also has a drive-through with a custom digital menu that displays a curated list of top-selling products, staff favorites and special offers. 

“This isn’t just a pick-up window that will be open for online orders. Customers will be able to drive up to our digital menu and order cannabis just as easily as they order fast food,” general manager James Hendricks said.

Interested in checking out Flora for yourself? The dispensary is open seven days a week for online, in-store, drive-through and curbside shopping. It will offer deals throughout the rest of April, like buy one, get one free and 30% off specials on select products, so be sure to catch those while you can. 

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