Brothers Cannabis Club| Oregon

Dispensary name: Brothers Cannabis Club

Address: 3609 SE Division St., Portland, 97202

Website: www.bcc503.com

Interviewed: Beau Sea (Owner) and Nyno Thol (Manager of Marketing)

How and when did your dispensary start up?

Beau: Brothers started up April 21, 2010. I wanted to give access to the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) community. At that point, there was no cannabis access in Portland.

What’s the story behind the name of your dispensary?

Beau: Brothers Cannabis name came from being brothers to the community. It has nothing to do with actual sibling brothers. Brothers is here to be a safe access point.

What does your dispensary offer patients that they can’t find anywhere else? 

Beau: Consistency. We’ll have patients who haven’t been in for two years, and when they do come back, they find the same quality, if not the same strains. We select only the most consistent and highest quality buds.

Nyno: At the moment, we’re one of the only dispensaries in Portland that carry Charlotte’s Web tincture by The Stanley Brothers from Colorado. Charlotte’s Web tincture has a high CBD and low in THC (less than three percent) so it will give you little-to-no psychoactive effects. Charlotte’s Web has been successful with some patients that have epilepsy, and a good option for treating seizures as well as a range of other medical conditions.

How has the cannabis industry changed since you have been in the business? Where would you like to see it go?

Beau: We were so nervous at the start. There was no real guidance or consistency regarding how we were supposed to operate. We were paranoid that we’d get shut down at any time. The public was a bit slow to accept at first, but that changed as everyone got a little more educated.

Nyno: Education is a huge factor. With the internet and open communication, people know a lot more than they used to.

If someone wanted to open a dispensary and get their feet wet in the industry, what advice or counsel would you give them?

Beau: Don’t open in Portland (laughs). It’s already so saturated here.

What is the most important thing you hope to accomplish while in the MJ/MMJ community?

Beau: Educating the public and eventually, being able to offer safe access to everyone!