by Tricia Larson | Jan 20, 2025 | Grow
Beyond the Bud Ryan Kenaga, Driving cannabis excellence at River Valley Relief. By Tricia Larson Photography by Novo Studio When you meet Ryan Kenaga, president of River Valley Relief, you quickly realize he’s not just a cannabis entrepreneur — he’s a man on a...
by Griffin Coop | Dec 23, 2024 | Grow
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop Melissa Fults Will Keep Fighting for Medical Marijuana Patients. By Griffin Coop Melissa Fults became a cannabis advocate out of necessity. In 1999, Fults’ 16-year-old son was in a car accident that left him with severe injuries. He...
by Brock Hyland | Dec 9, 2024 | Grow
High Standards Some play checkers, Casey Flippo plays chess. By Brock HylandPhotography By NOVO Studio When Paragould native and entrepreneur Casey Flippo first endeavored into the Arkansas cannabis industry with his best friend, Sean, he had no idea his latest...
by Matt McNair | Nov 27, 2024 | Grow
THE HARDY GROW Spring River Dispensary Gets Dirty. By Matt McnairPhotography by Brian Chilson Located about 2 miles north of downtown Hardy, Spring River Dispensary is one of the more far-flung of Arkansas’s medical cannabis outposts, but Spring River head cultivator...
by Becca Bona | Aug 15, 2024 | Grow
Budding Bounds The Trulove Family’s Cannabis Venture By Becca Bona Photography By Novo Studio “We voted no when it came out on the ballot,” said Jay Truelove, co-owner and operator of Osage Creek Cultivation. He’s referencing, of course, the 2016 ballot...
by Becca Bona | Aug 2, 2024 | Grow
The New Family Business The Carpenter Family Growing Green in Cannabis Venture By Becca Bona Photography By Sara Reeves In Jefferson County, an incredible tapestry of green, russet and gold known as Carpenter Farms stretches out over 1,500 acres. A family affair, the...
