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The Oklahoma Connoisseur June 2021 Issue:
CANNAFAM CIRCLES THE WAGONS
When a plea of help is heard from the Oklahoma cannabis community, our CannaFam really comes through. Thus was the case in the past few weeks for Tokie Daniel of Oklahoma City, an Oklahoma cannabis enthusiast and social media "influencer" in the Oklahoma canna world. Tokie's niece, 3-year-old Paisley - now known to everyone as Princess Paisley - was recently diagnosed with neuroblastoma ... Oklahoma CannaFam recently raised over $7,000 during a raffle at ReLax Park and another is scheduled for June 27th at the GreenGrow Fest in Depew. A Go Fund Me account has also been set up to help Paisley and her family. To find out how you can help, follow ReLax Park, GreenGrow Fest or Tokie Daniel on Facbook or contact Jeff Pender at THC Dispensaary in Medicine Park ... (See the full story in this month's issue of The Oklahoma Connoisseur)
Catch The Oklahoma Connoisseur's latest issue at the following businesses (*indicates this business also has back issues):
WEATHERFORD - The Wellness Joint*, The Weatherford Daily News; CLINTON - Lady Jane's Dispensary;
CORDELL - College St. Cannabis*, Bully Dreamz*; ELK CITY - Hemp Hill; HOBART - Beneficial Buds; GRANITE - The Danktuary*;
MTN VIEW - Nature's Own Medicine, Hop&Sack; ALTUS - Deez Vibez*, Lazy Daze, Go-Pawn*, Wolfpack Buds,
Morris Family Agency, Starbuds; LAWTON - The Danktuary*, Nature's Meds, The Bud Hut MD, Retro Fiend*, Tropic Canna,
VooDoo Hydro Supply*, Canna Cure, GAS (Green Aid Society), Buds Dispensary, A Better Bud, The Pot Spot, Vertical Vibez;
ANADARKO - Been There Medicinals, The BeeHighve; FORT COBB - Nice Dreams*; CARNEGIE - Test Hippie Cures; ELGIN - Urban Bloom;
CHICKASHA - High Vibez, Kindly Cannabis*; MEDICINE PARK - The Healing Clinic (THC); OKLAHOMA CITY - Tegridy Market;
DUNCAN - The Bud Barn (Lawton-Duncan Y), Kindly Cannabis, Kush Gardens; LONE GROVE - The Ember Cannabis Marketplace;
ARDMORE - Texoma Labs Dispensary ... COMING TO A DISPENSARY NEAR YOU!
BUDS OF THE MONTH
JUNE 2021
BEST IN SHOW
(Tie) Red Hot Cookies (cross unknown) by Deez Nugz, Deez Medz, Altus and Zookies (Animal Cookies x Original Glue),
Wolfpack Buds, Altus.
MOST-ALL-AROUND
(Tie) Agent Orange (Orange Velvet x Jack the Ripper) by Algoma Farms, Buds Dispensary, Lawton and Rainbow Reserve (Rainbow Chip x Strawberries & Cream F2), The Danktuary, Lawton.
EXOTIC STRAINS
Most-All-Around - Little Dragon (cross unknown) by Texoma Labs, Texoma Labs Dispensary, Ardmore.
Potency - Horchata (Mochi Gelato x Jetfuel Gelato), Wolfpack Buds.
Flavor - Okie Coast (cross unknown) by Higher Care Solutions,
Green Aid Society GAS, Lawton.
Shelf Appeal - Hawaiian Cat Piss (Hawaiian Romulan
x NorCal Cat Piss), Nice Dream, Fort Cobb.
Effects - Frozen Roses (Sour Gelato 13 x The Menthol)
by No Time, Canna Culture, Lawton.
OG STRAINS
Most-All-Around - San Fernando Valley OG (special phenotype of OG Kush) by Texoma Labs, Texoma Labs Dispensary.
Potency - Member Barry (Member OG x Barry White), Nice Dreams.
Flavor - Donkey Butter #13 (Grease Monkey x Triple OG),
Canna Culture.
Shelf Appeal - SFV OG, Texoma Labs Dispensary.
Effects - Member Barry, Nice Dreams.
KUSH STRAINS
Most-All-Around - Lee Roy (Triangle Kush x Rare Dankness
Lee Roy), The Danktuary.
Potency - Cornbread (Bubba Kush x Rare Dankness #2),
Nature's Own Medicine, Mtn. View.
Flavor - Kush Mints (Animal Mints x Bubba Kush),
Green Aid Society GAS.
Shelf Appeal - Blackberry Kush (Blackberry x OG Kush),
Nature's Own Medicine.
Effects - Lee Roy, The Danktuary.
CAKE STRAINS
Most-All-Around - Ice Cream Cake (Wedding Cake x Gelato #33)
by Zion's Garden, The Danktuary.
Potency - Lemon Cake Popz (cross unknown) by Pure Exotics,
Canna Culture.
Flavor - Jungle Cake (White Fire #43 x Wedding Cake)
by Royal Gold Cultivation, Tegridy Market, Oklahoma City.
Shelf Appeal - Ice Cream Cake (Wedding Cake x Gelato #33)
by Algoma Farms, Buds Dispensary.
Effects - 7 Layer Cake (Wedding Cake x GMO x Triangle Kush x Skunk #1) by The Goat Pharm, Green Aid Society GAS.
COOKIE STRAINS
Most-All-Around - (Tie) BadAzz Cookies (BadAzz x OG Kush) by Deez Nugz, Deez Medz and Gelato (Sunset Sherbet x Thin Mint Cookies)
by Texoma Labs, Texoma Labs Dispensary.
Potency - Frosted Cherry Cookies (cross unknown) by Nature's Meds, Nature's Meds Dispensary, Lawton.
Flavor - Cherry Gelato (Cherry Pie x Gelato) by Texoma Labs,
Texoma Labs Dispensary.
Shelf Appeal - Cookie Monster (GSC x OG Kush),
Nature's Own Medicine.
Effects - (Tie) Biscotti (Gelato 25 x Sour Florida OG), Buds Dispensaary and Triple Chocolate Chip (Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
x Triple OG) by Resonant Cultivation, Tropic Canna, Lawton.
GG#4 STRAINS
Most-All-Around - GG#4 (Sour Dubb x Chocolate Diesel x Chem's Sister) by Nature's Meds, Nature's Meds Dispensaary.
Potency - Duct Tape (GG#4 x Do Si Dos) by Algoma Farms,
Buds Dispensary.
Flavor - Gorilla Bilbo (cross unknown), Canna Cure, Lawton.
Shelf Appeal - GG#4 by Texoma Labs, Texoma Labs Dispensary.
Effects - GG#4 by Nature's Meds, Nature's Meds Dispensary.
INDICA-DOMINANT
Most-All-Around - Do Si Dos (OG Kush Breath x GSC)
by Texoma Labs, Texoma Labs Dispensary.
Potency - Zombie Death F#ck (GSC x an LA cut of OG Kush)
by Deez Nugz, Deez Medz.
Flavor - Kind Kong (cross unknown), Canna Cure.
Shelf Appeal - Purple Northern Lights (special phenotype of Northern Lights), The Ember Cannabis Marketplace, Lone Grove.
Effects - Frostitute (cross unknown) by Red Dirt Sungrown,
College St. Cannabis, Cordell.
SATIVA-DOMINANT
Most-All-Around - (Tie) Super Lemon Haze (Lemon Skunk x Super Silver Haze) by Red Dirt Sungrown, College St. Cannabis and Thai (land race strain) by Texoma Labs, Texoma Labs Dispensary.
Potency - Candyland (GDP x Bay Platinum Cookies)
by Deez Nugz, Deez Medz.
Flavor - King Tut (special phenotype of AK47),
Test Hippie Cures, Carnegie
Shelf Appeal - Neville's Haze (Original Haze x Haze x Northern Lights #5 x Original Haze), College St. Cannabis.
Effects - (Tie) Golden Goat (Hawaiian Romulan x Mr. Dank's Sweet Island Skunk), Nice Dreams and One Love Haze (special phenotype of Haze #19), Wolfpack Buds.
50/50S & 60/40S
Most-All-Around - (Tie) GMO Zkittlez (GMO x Zkittlez) by Higher Care Solutions, Green Aid Society GAS and White MAC (The White
x MAC) by Resonant Cultivation, Tropic Canna.
Potency - First Class Funk (GMO x Jet Fuel) by Jump n Beans Pharms, Green Aid Society GAS.
Flavor - Hit Girl (Bloodwreck x 9LB Hammer), Buds Dispensary.
Shelf Appeal - Falcon Berry (Flacon 9 x Red Pop), The Danktuary.
Effects - Zkittlez (Grapefruite x Grape Ape x an unknown strain) by Cake Cannabis, Kindly Cannabis, Duncan.
A SNEAK PEAK: GRAB YOUR COPY TODAY!
BEAT THE HEAT
Cool down this summer with OK Nice Cream's THC-infused
ice cream bars which have proven delicious ... See Page 5A
CELEBRATE A SNOOPADELIC INDEPENDENCE DAY
410 Live will host Snoop Dog in Ardmore on July 4th. Also appearing will be Slim Thug, Lil Keke, Justin Champagne and more
... See Front Page
GREENGROW FEST & THE OKLAHOMA CUP COMING TO DEPEW
GreenGrow Fest will host The Oklahoma Cup in Depew the weekend of June 25-27. The Oklahoma Cup is letting patients decide the winners through their online voting system ... See Front Page
THE OKLAHOMA CONNOISSEUR'S Featured Articles
Patience Always Pays Off
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The Oklahoma Connoisseur
May 2021 Issue
LAWTON - If you're looking for a great example of how God rewards those who are patient, just take a look at the Wolfe family at Nature's Meds in Lawton. Their patience and perseverance since the passing of medical marijuana in 2018 has been outstanding and inspirational.
Rick and Renee Wolfe moved to Lawton in 1994 where they raised two children - Derrick and Brittany. In 1999, Rick began operating a Bingo hall with his father located in a 15,000-spare-food building located in between Gore and Lee Blvd., off I-44.
"We had a great time together running the bingo hall but when the casinos came in, business went downhill a bit," said Rick. "We lost dad in 2016 to cancer. I spent the last night with him, while he was comatose ... we wished we could have talked to him ... looked him in the eyes while he was awake and tell him we loved him."
That's when Rick began to learn about the medicinal benefits of cannabis.
"I really wondered what I could do to help the next person be able to tell their loved on that," said Rick.
So, in 2018 when medical marijuana was passed through HB 788, Rick and Renee made a big decision.
"We decided to re-purpose this building and do something that would truly help people ... we could turn this into something great and my son and I could enjoy working together every day - like I had enjoyed working with my dad."
So, the family started their journey into the cannabis industry. Their vision was to have an operation where the entire process was completed start to finish right there on site - from growing the plants to harvesting and curing the buds to selling their finished flower to patients to processing their own edibles and concentrates. All under one roof.
"We cashed in all of our savings and IRAs and I was able to get my family and friends to loan us money," said Rick. They were in full-tilt.
From the very beginning, Rick had obstacles to overcome with the City of Lawton. Being one of the first to apply for his commercial grow license, Rick said the City of Lawton didn't know anything about MMJ codes in the beginning.
"At first, they said I was not in the right industrial zone," Rick explained. After going through the proper channels and overcoming that obstacle, the inspections from the city began.
"Even though I was only using a few rooms in the building for our grow, the inspections were for the entire 15,000 square feet every time," said Rick. "The inspectors wouldn't even keep a list of violations they saw - we would have to follow them around with a pen and paper writing down everything they said needed to be done and then remember everything for the next inspection."
The family was finally able to start growing and began producing some of the state's best flower. The cuts of GMO and GG#4 they procured in the beginning have proven to be some of the best phenotypes in the state. They even hosted several YouTube reality episodes called "Wolfe's House of Weed" which won an award in an international film festival.
The next step for the family was to open their dispensary, which would be located in the front of the building and would feature all of their in-house weed. The inspections began again. In both instances, although the family had acquired all the proper OMMA licenses and met those requirements, the hold-up was on the city inspection end. For almost a year now, the dispensary has been located in a build-out trailer in front of their perfectly good building. they were finally able to open last month.
"This is our pride and joy," said Rick as he walked through the new dispensary. "We designed everything ourselves ... we will be adding more and more ... including live TV shots of the grow."
He said he and his family love the enterprise they are building.
"I'm like a kid - every morning I come in here and open every door," said Rick. "I love seeing my people - everyone is always smiling and talking ... everyone is very happy here and that makes us happy."
The entire family is in full-tilt. Rick and Derrick help with the overall operations and oversee the grow team. Renee and Derrick's wife, Lexie, take on heading up the trim team (who have been the same team since the beginning), marketing social media and everything in-between. All of them have been submersed into the ever-growing and changing Oklahoma cannabis industry and they are doing a phenomenal job.
"The next step is getting our commercial kitchen going and processing edibles," said Rick. "Lexie loves being in the kitchen and she'll be our head chef ... It's nice being able to continue being in their building for Dad ... It's like God put me on this path because of Dad - to help the next family. That's my journey and we keep going because of that ... You don't lost until you quit."
And that's something the Wolfe family will never do. And that's a true win for us in the Oklahoma cannabis industry.
Nature's Meds continues to provide quality medications for patients throughout the state. You can stop by and see their new dispensary Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 809 SE Interstate Drive - between Gore and Lee off I-44 - in Lawton.
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Check back throughout the month of June to see past issue articles like "Queen of Cannabis" from our May 2021 issue and "The Thi''gar King" from our April 2021 issue. If you have favorite past articles you'd like to see here on our website, send us an email through our contact form at the end of our webpage here.