Ian Peak: Having separate locations is a definite plus in avoiding breakouts of potential pests. Kramer: How does growing in multiple locations-you have four in Colorado-mitigate challenges like pest pressure? What else have you learned from having multiple grow locations? ![]() Peak says having separate grow facilities helps the company avoid catastrophic pest outbreaks that could derails its entire business. ![]() Peak (right) and Matt Paul, a Terrapin head grower (left) getting clones ready for vegetation. When Terrapin Care Station selects outsourced products, the same high standard that applies to our own internal products applies to wholesalers, and so we end up only selecting the top tier for what’s out there. By establishing quality assurances and controls through the vertical market, the cannabis industry in Colorado set itself up for a market where only the best products will survive. The high standard set by responsible vertically integrated cannabis companies like Terrapin Care Station has trickled down to certain other companies-even newer businesses that were not established through vertical integration. Woods: Just as vertical integration assists with guaranteeing quality products internally, the same applies when addressing standards for outsourced products. Kramer: How does being vertically integrated help Terrapin Care Station create high standards for its outsourced products? But we also maintain a loyal following of more experienced consumers who are looking for high-quality, unique products in a professional, unassuming environment. Terrapin has found that its clientele has evolved to include a large chunk of older professionals who are looking for a streamlined, discrete customer service experience. They connect with our budtenders and relate to the products we carry. Customers quickly find they have a synergy with us. Terrapin Care Station is one of the few outlets that is able to provide a quality product at an affordable price. ![]() Ian Peak, Terrapin Care Station's head of cultivation Jillian Kramer: What makes Terrapin Care Station unique in the dispensary world?Ĭhris Woods: Most of the dispensaries we see in the cannabis industry are either very high-end with costly products, or they offer a bargain, but make you feel like you are still buying from the black market. Woods-along with Shawn Coleman, Terrapin Care Station’s government affairs director Ian Peak, the company’s head of cultivation Peter Marcus, its communications director and Ian Goolsby, its creative director-recently sat down with Cannabis Business Times’ contributing writer Jillian Kramer to share the company’s business success story, details about its expansion into Oregon and Pennsylvania, and more. Terrapin will also be expanding its brand to the Eastern U.S. Its recent expansion into Oregon, Woods says, is bringing Terrapin Care Station’s national expansion plans to fruition. ![]() Terrapin Care Station’s five dispensaries-located in Boulder, Denver and Aurora, Colo.-carry the company’s own products, which are grown in its cultivation facilities, as well as flowers, concentrates, edibles and topicals from select partner producers. Since it was licensed in 2010 in Boulder, Colo., Terrapin Care Station has offered customers what its owner and chief operating officer Chris Woods describes as “high-quality unique products in a professional, unassuming environment.” But its low prices, extended hours and several locations-one conveniently close to Denver International Airport-might be what keeps Terrapin Care Station’s customers coming back over and over again.
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