Seattle Quality Collective| Washington

Seattle Quality Collective

13760 Aurora Ave. N., Seattle, 98133

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Interviewed: Ken Adams (Owner)

How and when did your access point start up? 

Seattle Quality Collective was started back in 2011. I started it 6 months after I tried cannabis for the first time for pain relief after a skiing accident. I personally experienced the health benefits of MMJ and wanted to share it and help medical patients. At that time I was going through a career transition and saw that it was going to be the future of medical treatment. I became very passionate about the industry, really felt like it was my calling to try and help as many patients as possible.

What’s the story behind the name of your access point?

How did we come up with the name? Well, Seattle to reference our location and Quality Collective to convey knowledge and the service aspect of the industry . . . I was raised to treat everyone the way I want to be treated and that is how myself and our staff treat every patient that walks in the door.

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

From the overall atmosphere, to choosing staff, to always carrying high quality products we have always striven to provide the most beneficial treatments and positive patient experience possible. In addition I think our product knowledge beats any shop out here. Taking a medical approach we take the time with all of our patients to help find the most effective treatment for them and their individual needs.  We have a return policy that if the cannabis product you select does not provide the correct medical result needed, the product can be returned. We do this not only for superior customer service, but also because MMJ is unique to each individual patient. Our number one goal every day is help our patients find the products that work best for them.

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

I am happy to say that the overall quality of products and industry knowledge has increased dramatically since we first opened our doors. Moving forward, I would like to see more trials and studies researching different cannabinoids. Because these are the individual properties found in cannabis. The most common are THC and CBD, however, those to individually are almost irrelevant by themselves. It is the other minor cannabinoids working with them that provide a wide array of different effects.

 What are the biggest challenges you face in this industry as an access point? Biggest joys?

The biggest challenge we have right now is the perception that medical is disappearing here in Washington State with the shift to heavily state regulated recreational stores. We are working very hard with state law makers to insure that MMJ patients are still catered to. Medical marijuana patients deserve affordable medicine, a large variety of products and in some cases stronger dosages past what recreational products currently allow in order to have their medical needs meet.

My biggest joy is building personal relationships with our patients and seeing their overall quality of life improve because of our medicine. When you see someone every week and get to know them, you learn about their life and see them as a unique individual. It is extremely rewarding to hear firsthand from our patient how cannabis is helping their lives.  It is always when a patient come in and says their tested came back and they are cancer free!