WeGrow Store

weGrow
Private
Industry Medical Marijuana & Retailing
Founded 2010 (2010)
Founder Dhar Mann
Number of locations
 4 (2012): Oakland, California, Sacramento, California, Phoenix, Arizona, Washington D.C., United States
Area served
 Nationwide
Revenue Not released
Number of employees
 More than 30 people (2011)
Website www.wegrowstore.com

weGrow, branded as the "first honest hydro store" and called the "Wal-Mart of Weed" by CNN,[1] is a national hydroponics franchise that sells products and services to help patients cultivate medicinal marijuana. It is the first hydroponics store in the US that openly talks about cultivating cannabis for medical use.

History

weGrow was founded in January 2010 by CEO Dhar Mann, a medical marijuana entrepreneur. He began franchising the brand in October of that year. weGrow currently has franchises in Sacramento, California and Phoenix, Arizona, with a non-retail distribution hub in Oakland, California.

weGrow stores do not sell marijuana. They sell the supplies and services that cultivators need to grow marijuana. They also provide education and advice on all aspects of medical marijuana cultivation. Stores give indoor grow demonstrations using real (non-marijuana) plants and offer classes on how medical marijuana can be safely and responsibly cultivated. On-site medical doctors perform patient evaluations, and expert technicians advise customers on building professional grow rooms.[2]

Locations

Locations in Sacramento and Washington D.C. have since closed.

Future Growth

weGrow has immediate plans to open stores in New Jersey, Oregon, Colorado, Delaware, and Michigan, as well as two more stores in Arizona (Tucson and Flagstaff).[7]

In the media

In February 2011, Geraldo Rivera talked about the first marijuana superstore to hit California.[8] The store was also featured in Time Magazine[9] in February 2011. The grand opening of the Phoenix weGrow store was featured on numerous national media outlets: CNN[10] aired a segment about the opening of the "Walmart of Weed" on May 31, 2011 and Reuters reporter David Schwartz wrote a story that was picked up by hundreds of online media outlets about the first medical marijuana superstore in Arizona on June 2, 2011.[11] The Arizona grand opening event was also covered internationally by The Guardian on June 2, 2011[12]).

A fourth weGrow store opened in Washington D.C. on March 30, 2012, the same day that the six approved medical marijuana cultivators were announced in D.C.[13] The weGrow D.C. store is owned and operated by Franchisee Alex Wong.[14] The store is 2,500 square feet and is located at 1522 Rhode Island Avenue NE.[15] The weGrow D.C. location grand opening was attended and covered by numerous media outlets, including Huffington Post,[16] USA Today,[17] the Washington Post [18] and many others.

weGrow has also been covered in multiple franchise publications including The Franchise Hound[19] as well as The Franchise Times.[20]

In 2011, National Geographic aired a documentary called "Marijuana Gold Rush" featuring the weGrow Store and owner Dhar Mann.[21]

References

  1. ↑ 'Michael Martinez' (May 31, 2011). "'Walmart of Weed' to open in Arizona, promote growing your own". CNN. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  2. ↑ 'Ye Tian' (June 2, 2011). "WalMart of Weed: A National Enterprise". OaklandNorth.net. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  3. ↑ 'David Schwartz' (October 6, 2010). "Medical Marijuana Superstore Opens in Arizona". Reuters. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  4. ↑ Schwartz, Carly (February 25, 2011). "weGrow, Walmart of Weed, Set to Open in Sacramento". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  5. ↑ 'Michael Martinez' (May 31, 2011). "'Walmart of Weed' to open in Arizona, promote growing your own". CNN. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  6. ↑ 'Michael Felberbaum' (March 29, 2012). "WeGrow Medical Marijuana Store Sets Up Shop In D.C. As Nation's Capital Implements Cannabis Law". Huffington Post. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  7. ↑ "weGrow Opens Mega-Stores That Cater to Marijuana Growing in Arizona, Plans for Denver". Huffington Post. June 2, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  8. ↑ "This Exists: Marijuana Superstore Opens in California". Geraldo Rivera (FOX). February 27, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  9. ↑ Christy Choi (February 28, 2011). "Want to Grow Your Own Bud? Head to California's 'Wal-Mart of Weed'". Time Magazine. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  10. ↑ 'Michael Martinez' (May 31, 2011). "'Walmart of Weed' to open in Arizona, promote growing your own". CNN. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  11. ↑ 'David Schwartz' (June 2, 2011). "Medical Marijuana Superstore Opens in Arizona". Reuters. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  12. ↑ 'Adam Gabbatt' (June 2, 2011). "Medical Marijuana Superstore Opens in Arizona". The Guardian. London. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  13. ↑ 'Martin Austermuhle' (March 30, 2012). "Scaled-Back and Toned-Down 'Walmart of Weed' Opens in Northeast". DCIst.com. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  14. ↑ 'Mike Conneen' (January 24, 2012). "'weGrow coming to D.C.". ABC News. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  15. ↑ 'Barton Eckert' (January 23, 2012). "'weGrow set to open marijuana-growing supply store in D.C.". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  16. ↑ 'Michael Felberbaum' (March 29, 2012). "WeGrow Medical Marijuana Store Sets Up Shop In D.C. As Nation's Capital Implements Cannabis Law". Huffington Post. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  17. ↑ 'Michael Felberbaum' (March 29, 2012). "'Walmart of Weed' opening store in Washington D.C.". USA Today. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  18. ↑ 'Rachel S. Karas' (March 30, 2012). "D.C. hydroponics store caters to those who wish to grow medical marijuana". Washington Post. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  19. ↑ 'KDelGrande' (June 1, 2011). "Marijuana Superstore Opening as Franchise in Arizona". Franchise Hound. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  20. ↑ 'Sean Kelly' (August 2011). "Growing Franchises". Franchise Times. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  21. ↑ "Review: Marijuana Gold Rush". Celeb Stoner. December 3, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2012.

External links

Official website

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