GRAHAM TOKER
Robust Cannabis’ California Raisins #2 came highly recommended on Reddit.
I was trying to take the pulse of the recreational market and see what the people of Missouri were enjoying. Through social media posts and Reddit, a name that kept coming up was Robust Cannabis. The company’s website boasts a bountiful collection of cultivars with blue-chip genetic pedigree such as Archive Seed Bank, Compound Genetics and Seed Junky Genetics. I had seen California Raisins discussed as a great strain, so I made sure that was on the review shortlist.
It took several attempts at online orders to find a dispensary with the California Raisins, so I took my talents up to St. Ann to Heya Wellness. In addition to being a dispensary, Heya also has a grow operation in the back of the facility.
Tucked away in a sleepy strip mall by a Big Lots and within sight of St. Ann City Hall and Police Department, Heya brings the sheer unexpectedness and eclectic mix of a college-town bar. From past experiences, I know the staff is always energetic, and there’s a wide cross-section of folks coming in.
As you approach the front doors, you may question if it’s even open. There’s quite a dark tint over the front doors and windows. But then you see someone leaving with a shit-eating grin and a smelling of “the loud,” and you know it’s open.
Overall, the space has really filled out since my last visit during the medical-marijuana-only era, which had a leaner customer flow. The lobby has a full view of the showroom floor, which was bustling with curious customers while three registers rang folks out as quickly as possible. I stopped staring at the showroom and got up to the door to present my IDs. As I stepped back to wait, multiple customers showed up at once. The large lobby absorbed the influx as I was called to the dance floor to get some flower.
At the register, I mentioned grabbing Robust’s California Raisins #2, as well as CMO. The budtender mistook a bag of CMO for GMO (I totally would have, too.) before confirming that it was indeed the C as in Charlie-MO for Mr. Toker.
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