'It's been a long journey with a lot of twists and turns.'
gummies were introduced in Colorado dispensaries four years ago, the edibles brand may have been launching in a new state, but it felt more like a return to their old stamping grounds for Chuck and Ryan Wright. The father-son partners and owners of Smokiez started their legal-pot journey together in 2010 in Glenwood Springs, where they operated a medical marijuana dispensary for several years.
Once they'd founded their dispensary, the Wrights eventually purchased a commercial edibles kitchen in Boulder and began manufacturing and distributing edibles for other brands across Colorado. State lawmakers instituted residency requirements for medical marijuana business owners before recreational legalization in late 2012, however, and the Wrights, originally from Florida, missed the deadline by a few months.
"My dad is everything. If it were not for his mentorship, guidance, hard work, tenacity and entrepreneurial spirit.... He's the reason we're here," Ryan says of Chuck, who's now been cancer-free for almost seven years."When your back is against the wall, it starts to be instinctual at that point. You've got to make it work."
"Burst Chocolates had a lot of recipes, and they were very 'green-friendly,' but they didn't have any interest in owning a cannabis license. They just loved the industry. So we teamed up on some fruit chews, created products together, and now they're our manufacturing team," Ryan recalls."It was a blessing to have been introduced to people with a heritage and lineage of craftsmanship in the kitchen. Prices were high, things were great.
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