What a difference a year and a little statewide referendum makes. Just one year ago there seemed to be a small smattering of unobtrusive, almost painfully anonymous cannabis dispensaries scattered around Desert Hot Springs, Palm Springs, and Cathedral City (our other six sister cities currently do not allow medical marijuana dispensaries, although that may change in time).
Now, you can’t throw a bong without hitting one.
Kenneth Churchill, president and founder of West Coast Cannabis Club, opened one of the newer dispensaries in the valley, having taken advantage of Cathedral City’s recent 2017 issuance of permits. He points out that it’s not simply the access to these licenses that has made the valley attractive to his business and others.
“It was important for us to find a community that would benefit from our menu. Coachella Valley’s older demographic, heavy veteran population, and institutions such as the Desert AIDS Project would ensure that [there] would be people here who would benefit from our service,” Churchill says. “Demographics and culture were exactly what we were looking for. Progressive, artistic, open-minded people.”
Like many of the other dispensaries that have recently opened, West Coast Cannabis Club is firmly dedicated to medical use. However, if and when recreational use becomes a reality, Churchill says, “if the stigmas around cannabis are slowly chipped away, then that is simply a cherry on top.”
resources
Desert Hot Springs
All About Bud
64949 Mission Lakes Blvd. Ste. 114
760-671-6466 1allaboutbud1@gmail.com
Brown Dog Health and Wellness
66595 Pierson Blvd.
760-671-9284 browndogcoop@gmail.com
Green Leaf Wellness
12285 Palm Drive, Ste. 102
760-329-8300
glwindhs@gmail.com
Green Pearl Organics
64949 Mission Lakes Blvd.
Ste. 108. 760-894-3146; gpodhs@gmail.com
IVTHC
11555 Palm Drive
760-699-7935
cvwellness420@gmail.com
SunGrow Collective
& CBD Center
17003 Palm Drive
760-329-5000 sungrowcollective
@gmail.com
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North Palm Springs
Desert Organic Solutions
19486 Newhall Street
760-288-4000; info@desertorganicssolutions.com
Palm Springs
CAPS Wellness Center
4050 Airport Center Drive 760-864-8700
caps4050@gmail.com
Joy of Life Wellness Center
142 W. Oasis Road
760-318-1420 joyoflifewellness@gmail.com
Organic Solutions
of the Desert
4765 E. Ramon Road
760-832-7813 organicsolutionsofthedesert
@aol.com
Palm Springs Safe Access
1247 Gene Autry Trail
760-322-3314
info@psaccess.org
PSA Organica
400 E. Sunny Dunes Road 760-778-1053
psaorganica@gmail.com
Cathedral City
Atomic Budz Dispensary
68415 Perez Road
760-322-4482
info@atomicbudz.com
Cathedral City Care Collective
68860 Perez Road, Ste. E 760-832-6417
catcitycare@gmail.com
CC Leaf
68444 Perez Road, Ste. HI 760-615-5225
info@ccleaf.com
Desert Hot Springs Collective
66292 Pierson Blvd.
760-894-0446 dhscollective420@gmail.com
Green Cross Pharma
68730 Summit Drive
760-832-7194
greencrossrx@gmail.com
HOTN Cultivation Co.
68945 Vista Chino, Ste. A 760-832-7614
askme@hotn.club
Iguana Collective
68449 Perez Road, Ste. 1
760-699-8340 iguanacollective@gmail.com
No Wait Meds
68860 Ramon Road, Ste. 2
760-333-1338
nowaitmeds@aol.com
Remedy Inc.
68945 Vista Chino , Ste. C
760-832-7083
remedyinc.meds@gmail.com
West Coast Cannabis Club
68828 Ramon Road, Ste. A2 760-689-2582; hello@westcoastcannibas.club