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April 7, 2021 7:27 PM Zachary Dodge
CARTHAGE, Mo. – Blue Sage Cannabis Company has been open in Carthage for around two months. Two months that have been a whirlwind for budtenders at the new medical marijuana dispensary.
“It could not be any better. We’re doing fantastic here,” says Liz Perry, the Manager at Blue Sage Cannabis Company.
The dispensary was started by Leanne Dickerson, who had run her own pharmacy in Harrisonville since 2002. Starting the company was a big gamble, but one Dickerson was willing to take.
“Obviously everyone knows about the opioid epidemic, and so I just feel like this is a wonderful alternative to that,” explains Dickerson. “It’s all about education. I know years ago marijuana got a bad name, but there’s so many benefits from marijuana that I think it’s very important to have a store like this so that we can educate people and help them with their medical needs.”
Medical marijuana dispensaries are opening in Lebanon and Carthage Gregory J. Holman, Springfield News-Leader
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Two Ozarks communities, both with roughly 15,000 people living in them, are getting medical marijuana dispensaries.
Lebanon s first licensed dispensary opened Friday morning, and one in Carthage is expected to open Saturday.
Blue Sage Cannabis Company, located at 1210 Deadra Drive on the east side of Lebanon, attracted several hundred people for its grand opening, the owner of both stores told the
News-Leader on Monday.
LeAnne Dickerson is an independent pharmacist based in Garden City and licensed in Missouri since 1997, according to state records.