Grand Junction Medical Marijuana dispensaries "Steps up security"

This is in response to a dispensary in Boulder getting robbed at gun point. KREXTV interviewed Nature's Alternatives and Natures Medicine to see how they deal with security.

Natures Medicine "We may not be the first, but we are the best"

We are welcoming Natures Medicine this week, a dispensary and a wellness center. This is the second shop for Natures Medicine, Dusty was introduced to the shop in Loveland, Co. Dusty decided that a wellness center could bring great benefits to MMJ patients and area residents. The wellness center is open to the public and when you walk through the doors you will not even know they dispense MMJ, pot leaves will not be shoved in your face its very discreet.


He has a Chinese herbalist that can help with your symptoms just by looking at a picture of your tongue. There are Chinese herbs on site as well as vitamins, supplements, minerals and a core group of strains of Medical Marijuana. The staff will be able to help find a stain that will best suit your needs. You will also be able to buy, pipes, vaporizers and rolling papers, as long as you have your MMJ card.

One thing that sets Natures Medicine apart from the rest is that there are three rooms that are set aside to get different types of messages and meditation. Certified message therapist will be on site, if you have your MMJ card an hour message will run approx $25.

Dusty was hoping to be the first dispensary to open up but said "We may not be the first, but we are the best". He hopes that he has set a standard for more dispensaries to come. Dusty served for his country in the Navy and is an Iraq war veteran, he also went to Indonesia and aided in the relief effort after the 2004 tsunami.

When asked where his interest in holistic comes from, Higgins says:"I want to help people attain a better quality of life. I watched my Grandfather wither away while he battled leukemia. Malnutrition affects around 85% of cancer victims and it kills. I believe in these treatments and I want to help others in similar situations help them reduce their pain levels, help those suffering from appetite loss to eat a full meal and put weight back on. "

(Some text pulled from press release.)

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KREXTV Covers Natures Medicine opening in Grand Junction

Please Welcome Natures Medicne

Very exciting times in Grand Junction Colorado. In the past three months we have had two dispensaries open and another one on the way next week. The Grand opening for Natures Medicine will be next Tuesday June 16. Hours are 11-7 p.m. Stop by Natures Medicine and wellness center, it is open to the public for vitamins, supplements and messages.

CannaMed will be on site on June 20 to sign recommendations, (Please have Dr.'s records with you) appointments are on a first come first serve basis.

Natures Medicine

1001 Patterson Rd

Grand Junction Co 81501
Dusty: 970-946-2097

Nature's Alternatives The First Dispensary in Grand Junction Co.

Having one MMJ dispensary is great but having two is even better. I had the great pleasure to sit down and talk with Brenton and John, the owners of Nature's Alternatives. Its very exciting to see two dispensaries right here in our little town of Junction. What a lot of people may not seem to realize, is that Nature's Alternatives opened on April 20th, (what a great day to open). They started off with patients that drove all the way from Aspen Colorado, with the help of newspaper ads and word of mouth local patients are getting the medicine they need.

As you walk into the door you are greeted with a handshake, smile, and a very relaxed professional atmosphere. One of the unique qualities that Nature's Alternatives has to offer is a traveling Doctor. If someone is in Hospice or too sick to visit a doctor the doctor will come to them with the help of Nature's Alternatives. They have secured a Colorado state licensed doctor, which means the visit for recommendations will be slightly cheaper than CannaMed if you qualify for the recommendation. One of the great services they are going to offer are Grow Clinics, plus they will help you trouble shoot if you are having problems with your medicinal plants. In the near future they would like to get a fundraiser together to help out with patients that are on SSI, a limited income or in Hospice.

Having discreet MMJ dispensaries in Grand Junction is bringing integrity to MMJ patients. For more information on doctor recommondations or any other questions call 970-245-2680

A week and two days ago today.

Its offically been a week and two days since the Therapuetic Herbal Center has opened its doors. Gregg has had a great start 2 days into being open he ran out of merchandise, has a list of 55 more patients wanting to get signed up and all ready thinking about leasing another building. I sit down in Gregg's office with his girlfriend and we start talking.

Here is a little bit of a back story. Three years ago Gregg was working on a Rig in Colorado when a Pressure Gauge of 2800 PSI exploded and hit him in the forehead. After being in a coma for 2 months he woke and started taking 35 to 90 pills a day. Getting frusturated with the Dr.s telling him how he "should feel" and telling him the medication should help with his tremors and seiszures, he looked to Medical Marijuana to help him. Fast forward to now. He moved to Grand Junction and started to wonder "why hasnt anyone opened a dispensary on the western slope?" He just kept it in the back of his mind. His girlfriend came home with a newspaper article that got the ball rolling. William Hewitt a MMJ patient in Montrose Co was getting a dispensary started up. Gregg went over to Montrose to meet him and discuss the in's and out's of a dispensary. On his way home Gregg decided that night that he wanted to open a dispensary up in Grand Junction.



I get an overwhelming feeling talking to Gregg that its not just about him but about the Community. He wants patients to have integrity coming into and leaving his shop. He wants the Therapeutic Herbal Center done legal, done right and he is here to inform everyone. "Its about the patient, no negativity, and I want everyone to feel comfortable." He pauses for a second "What did your mother tell you when you were growing up?" Gregg asks. "You can do anything you want" he says. The dispensary is only the begining of what he has planned.

So here I was ready to head down to the Therapeutic Herbal Center fully expecting to be greeted with some kind of protest and have people in full uproar. It was quite the opposite. No protest no "angry mob" nothing. Just people in need of some relief. The Dr.'s were kind enough to start seeing people before 10 a.m. (the original start time). Everyone seemed to be in an upbeat positive mood.

I looked around in the "strip mall" and it's like any other day around here. I guess in the back of my mind it wasn't a matter of when the protesters showed up it was a matter of when are they going to leave? I introduced myself to Gregg and he seemed very excited, I told him I will be back to talk later. Shortly after 12 our local news man Mike Daniels showed up with camera in hand. I can't wait to see how they are going to spin the event today. (Although they haven't said anything negative about the shop so far.) I guess what I am trying to say is maybe this town isn't so bad after all? Only time will tell.

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