Access Point Name: Greenside Recreational
Address: 23407 Pacific Hwy. S., Des Moines, 98198
Website: greensiderec.com
Interviewed (name and title): Rik Hoeflinger (Marketing Manager)
Top-Selling Strain: Noble Blueberry
Top-Selling Concentrate: Omega
Top-Selling Edible: Zoot Rocks Lemongrass
How and when did your access point start up?
The recreational shop has been in business for one year, this October.
What does your access point offer patients that they can’t find anywhere else? Greenside offers its client the largest selection and the most vendor products to the public. We consider ourselves the warehouse of cannabis products, not your mom and pop store, along with a friendly and informative staff providing the client with the most helpful and welcoming experience.
How has the cannabis industry in Washington changed since you have been in the business? Where would you like to see it go?
Prices are going down. The client demographics are much broader. Everything is becoming more mainstream—everything has much more ease of access and a much larger selection of strains, along with your cornerstone old school strains.
What are the biggest challenges you face in this industry as an access point? . . . Biggest joys?
Challenges—having the cost of recreational products matching the cost of the medical and black markets. Joys—when someone who hasn’t smoked in 20 years is so excited to be in the store and thanking us for having a location like this for them to visit.
What is the one thing you want patients to know about your access point?
Greenside is going to be around for a long time. Our number one goal is to make everyone feel welcome and comfortable when they visit our store.
If someone wanted to open an access point and get their feet wet in the industry, what advice or counsel would you give them?
Do the research, and know what you are getting yourself into. If you do come into the industry, you will need to be equipped with experience and knowledge in order to thrive and be successful.
What is the most important thing you hope to accomplish while in the MJ/MMJ community?
We hope to have multiple locations to provide the quality products, service and education that our clients deserve.