With a grand-opening ceremony on Friday, Natural Healing Center Dispensary became the third cannabis retailer to officially open its doors in Turlock.
The store, located at 3401 W Monte Vista Ave., opened for business at 10 a.m. and already there was a line that stretched into the 50-slot parking lot.
The City of Turlock, under its cannabis pilot program, made available four retail licenses. NHC joins two other retailers — Firehouse and Perfect Union — already in operation. The fourth, Washington-based Evergreen Market, is in the homestretch and is looking to open at 101 E. Glenwood Ave. in late 2023.
Natural Healing Center Dispensary became the third cannabis retailer to officially open its doors in Turlock on Friday. It is located at 3401 W Monte Vista Ave. (Photo courtesy of NHC).
Southern California-based Glass House Brands, Inc. acquired NHC’s four California stores, including the one in Turlock on April 21. Glass House now owns The Farmacy dispensaries in Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez, Isla Vista and Santa Ana; the Pottery in Los Angeles and NHC stores in Turlock, Grover Beach, Morrow Bay and Lemoore.
“We literally go plant to product,” said Graham Farrar, president and co-founder of