The grand opening of Tupa91裸聊视频檚 Joint in downtown Vernon looked different than that of most other cannabis dispensaries, commencing with an Elder-led prayer, a drumming performance and a traditional smudging ceremony.
In this respect, the opening on Saturday, May 23, was suggestive of how the Indigenous Health and Wellness Store plans to set itself apart in a growing local cannabis market 91裸聊视频� one that saw open on the same day.
Located on 28th Avenue, Tupa91裸聊视频檚 Joint offers Indigenous cannabis and hemp products alongside traditional First Nations medicines produced by members of the Syilx Nation and other First Nations from around Canada.
91裸聊视频淲hat91裸聊视频檚 unique is the traditional and cultural aspect of everything that we have going on, including our medicines,91裸聊视频� said owner Cory Brewer, a member of the Okanagan Indian Band,
91裸聊视频淲e consider CBD and THC a medicine, and we91裸聊视频檙e using it to enhance other First Nations medicines as well, which hasn91裸聊视频檛 been done.91裸聊视频�
The mission statement of Tupa91裸聊视频檚 Joint is implied in the name; in Syilx language, Tupa means 91裸聊视频済reat-grandmother.91裸聊视频� The store91裸聊视频檚 mission is in part to incorporate ancestral knowledge in its business.
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91裸聊视频淭upa91裸聊视频檚 Joint recognizes the ceremonial and medicinal significance of cannabis and hemp, the reason for the pride in being able to provide Indigenous medicines that are a source of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual healing to all people,91裸聊视频� Brewer wrote in a welcome message prior to the opening.
91裸聊视频淭his is just the start of something very big and we are all very excited,91裸聊视频� Brewer said on Saturday. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e going about this in a different way than most dispensaries.91裸聊视频�
The store91裸聊视频檚 second level is currently an empty room and kitchen 91裸聊视频� but it won91裸聊视频檛 be for long. Brewer said the floor will be transformed into a space for Syilx language classes, health and wellness and cannabis cooking classes run by staff who have been studying up on the culinary possibilities of cannabis.
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While the middle of a pandemic would seem to be an untimely circumstance for opening a business, Brewer says that hasn91裸聊视频檛 been the case.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 been more of a push because things are shutting down everywhere and right now we91裸聊视频檙e one of the main employers of our band members,91裸聊视频� he said. Tupa91裸聊视频檚 Joint has close to 20 staff members currently and plans to add more.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e also employing our Elders, they91裸聊视频檒l be signing people in at the front.91裸聊视频�
Tupa91裸聊视频檚 Joint is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., closing an hour earlier on Sundays.
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