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Capitol Wellness Solutions unveiled Cookies by Capitol Wellness to the general public on Friday, September 20.
This medical marijuana dispensary is Capitol Wellness’ second location in Baton Rouge. It’s also the first medical marijuana dispensary in Louisiana to collaborate with Cookies, a notable brand in medical cannabis with 77 worldwide locations under its belt.
The grand opening event featured a DJ, a second line and vendors, as well as doctors on site to issue medical cards to those with qualifying conditions such as chronic pain, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Capitol Wellness worked in collaboration with Transformative Health Center to offer this service at a discounted rate of $25.
Capitol Wellness’ owner and founder, Randy J. Mire, spoke about what the grand opening means to him and to the community.
“We’re just so happy to be able to do this in Louisiana,” said Mire. “Cookies doesn’t usually do cobranding, and we are fortunate enough to have the only official Cookies store in the state of Louisiana. We can now truly operate the way that a dispensary is supposed to.”
Today’s grand opening marks changing times regarding Baton Rouge’s relationship with cannabis. The work of public officials, such as mayoral candidate Edward “Ted” James, who during his time as a state representative spearheaded bills that allow Capitol Wellness Solutions to exist and operate, has played a crucial role in the progress that has been made.
“As a member of the legislature, I authored one of the first bills to bring medical marijuana to the state of Louisiana,” said James. “We also made sure to include Southern University and LSU’s Agricultural Centers in this. They were the initial growers and played an integral role in all of this.”
Up until recently, Louisiana’s medical marijuana was exclusively grown at Southern University and LSU through collaborations with private companies.
A new law that was signed allocated medical marijuana growing licenses to two of those private growers; one of them being Good Day Farms, a company operating out of Ruston and Baton Rouge; its products will be sold at Cookies by Capitol Wellness.
With so many people showing up to attend the grand opening that traffic was backed up for half a mile, it’s safe to conclude that the people of Baton Rouge want this and are ready to be customers.
James also spoke of the benefits of establishing proper access to medical marijuana. “I’ve heard countless stories from veterans and parents who had to travel out-of-state to get the medical cannabis they need for their illnesses. It’s great for the health of our people and brings economic activity to the state. We are bringing back money not just to the city and state, but also to the institutions of higher learning who were at the forefront of this.”
”}]] Capitol Wellness Solutions unveiled Cookies by Capitol Wellness to the general public, on Friday, September 20. Read More