During those early days of the pandemic, the young company in the Lawndale/Wayside neighborhood nurtured connections with customers through curbside pickups of various legal CBD, THC and other cannabinoid products that now greet visitors with radiant colors: a refrigerator with red hibiscus and blue raspberry THC drinks on the right; a rainbow of gummies and cereal bars on the left.
Edibles at Urban Flower, a CBD and THC dispensary in Houston on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 in Houston. The company hopes to expand its product lines as state laws evolve. Urban Flower co-owner Adanary Aranda sits inside the CBD and THC dispensary in Houston on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 in Houston. The company hopes to expand its product lines as state laws evolve.Sold items are bagged at Urban Flower, a CBD and THC dispensary in Houston on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 in Houston. The company hopes to expand its product lines as state laws evolve.A bud tender at Urban Flower chats with a regular in the Houston store on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 in Houston.
THC wax for sale at Urban Flower, a CBD and THC dispensary in Houston on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 in Houston. The company hopes to expand its product lines as state laws evolve.Hydrocodone is an example of a Schedule II drug; ketamine is Schedule III; Xanax is Schedule IV; Robitussin AC is Schedule V. “As long as Greg Abbott is governor, you’ll never see legalized recreational,” says radio show producer and host Dean Becker, a drug policy expert and Baker Institute fellow. “It just won’t happen.”