Howdy-do? Buy my book, Switchers. I dare ya. OK, let’s do this.

What would you do if someone wanted to buy your house so they could sell weed out of it?

Say a guy knocks on your door. You answer it and he says, “Listen, I know this sounds crazy, but I’d like to buy your house.”

“Why?”

“Well…I want to turn it into a weed dispensary?”

“What…?”

Believe it or not, that was a real situation a person was faced with. Fortunately for Grand Rapids, the dude said okay and now we have Pharmhouse Wellness, Grand Rapids first and only locally owned cannabis dispensary.

Going all in on cannabis…

Casey Kornoelje and his wife Megan had a vision for a dispensary. To make it work, they invested their life savings into a house and turned it into Grand Rapid’s only locally owned dispensary. They made it through the pandemic, gave away meals and gifts to the community during the holidays, and recently set up another store in New Buffalo, Michigan. But I’m getting ahead of things.

In this episode, which originally aired February 2022, Casey talked about his upbringing, how he got into business, how he found and bought the house that became the dispo, and how he wanted to start a grow facility to shave the price down for his customers/patients. Since then he has done exactly that and if you visit the store you’ll see a big building next door. That’s where they grow top notch, but discounted, weed.

Listen to the whole story, it’s wild:

GREATEST HITS: Ep.56 | The Story of Pharmhouse Wellness (GR's Local Weed Hookup) – A Podcast for Creative People

Originally aired 2-28-2022. This is one of the most downloaded episodes of the show. It's a great story about putting it all out there to start a business and giving back to your community. Since this aired Pharmhouse has opened its grow facility and sells high quality weed at discounted prices. I love this place. Nice people, great cannabis, and a very cool story of how it all came to be. Enjoy. .     .     . Follow Pharmhouse on Instagram or go straight to their website. Follow me, Christopher Tallon, on all social media @tallonwrites or at http://www.christophertallon.com (where you can also get the cheapest copy of my ebook!)

Thanks for reading and listening. Check me out on social media @tallonwrites on all platforms. Check out Pharmhouse Wellness and listen to the other Pharmhouse Wellness episodes:

Ep.73 | The Pharmhouse Wellness Art Market: A Podumentary… – A Podcast for Creative People

Pharmhouse Wellness, Grand Rapids, Michigan's only locally owned and operated dispensary, had another art market. Again I sold books and (someone else's (my daugher's!)) art. This time, however, I brought my podcast gear and made a whole thing of it, talking to a little bit of every kind of person around: pot smokers, local celebrities, art enthusiasts, art vendors, budtenders, and one of the event organizers. And Mike Logan did a great read of the back of my book Switchers, which I encourage you to read. Your future self will thank you… .   .   . The interviewees are: Mike Logan | IG: @icecoldcomedian  Matt "soon-to-be from GR" Sweda | IG: @mattsweda Frankie | IG: @stolenchapstick K.C. | IG: @kcnextdoo_ & @nailzbykc_ Loyiso "Lou" Matanda | IG: @loyisomatandabey Ashley Nash | IG: @nashleyillustration ; nashleyillustration@gmail.com Kate Lewis | IG: @claykate ; http://www.katelewisceramics.com/shop Dean from BEDROOM CEILINGS | Insta and Facebook @bedroomceilings .   .   . Shout out to my tent sharing artists from the two markets: Los The Artist and Savannah Jade. One more to Michigrown for sponsoring the event and giving away some nice freebies! Hope to see you at the next one August 20, 2022, at Pharmhouse Wellness in Grand Rapids, Michigan!  

Ep. 82 | Everywhere BUT Bookstores Tour (9/27/22): Pharmhouse Wellness Artists’ Market – A Podcast for Creative People

I'm on my Everywhere BUT Bookstores Tour promoting my novel, Switchers, a scifi story that pits teens in 1996 against their adult selves in a winner-take-all time travel war. Pharmhouse Wellness is more to me than a few pit stops on the tour, they are a partner I've worked with to promote the book and to sell it in their lobby. I'm grateful for the opportunities they've provided me, as well as many other creatives in the Grand Rapids area. This episode is comprised of 6 interviews: 1) Casey and Megan Kornoelje – owners/founders of Pharmhouse Wellness 2) Dennis the frisbee guy – Founder of Wino-O Frisbee in Grand Rapids (Facebook Group)  3) Darcy Weiss aka Doodle Mittens – artist/vendor (www.doodlemittens.com) 4) Chadwick Belbeck – artist/art market attendee/personal friend (IG: @cwick_b) 5) "Uncle" Mary Brandt & (Aunt) Tay Martinez – artists/vendors/adorable married couple (IG: @maryfragdalene & @taymartiart) 6) Abdul – owner of  CHAR, the caterers of the event (www.char-gr.com) . . . http://www.christophertallon.com for all things show/host related. Love ya. Mwah! . . . Please have a listen to The Reluctant Book Marketer if you're into any part of the publishing process. It's a fascinating podcast.

Ep.102 | ART & CANNABIS – The July Pharmhouse Wellness Art Market 2023 – A Podcast for Creative People

If you were in Grand Rapids and you missed the Pharmhouse Wellness Art Market in July, may god have mercy on your soul… Here's a some of what was going on, via 6 interviews conducted outdoors at my booth. If you hear people in the background, that's just the toke tent folks having fun. Make sure you don't miss the next Pharmhouse Market AUGUST 19, 2023!!! (10a-3p) Pharmhouse Wellness is the ONLY 100% locally owned dispensary in Grand Rapids, MI, and they are located at 831 Wealthy St SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504. Go to http://www.pharmhousewellness.com for more. . . . KEEP UP WITH THE SHOW Follow Christopher Tallon on social media: @tallonwrites Check out the website and blog: http://www.christophertallon.com Buy Switchers . . . INTERVIEWEES Ben W: wood artist – http://www.thespartanartisan.com  Alby Blazo: romance writer (aka Leesa Mason) – http://www.lovelunapress.com; @albyblazo (look her up on Kindle and Vella) Henry: collage artist – facebook: @henryarthurbrown Eva Finley: fantasy writer – @thatwritinglife; http://www.evafinley.wordpress.com  Maude Winters: princess fiction – tiktok @thatbikemom; http://www.linktr.ee/maudewinters  Jason: artist/graphic novelist/market goer – @strutzart; http://www.strutzart.com

-CT

Christopher Tallon is the author of the dark, adventurous, time-travel novel Switchers.

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