In the quaint little town of Cumberland, Grow West Cannabis Company has been a staple of the community ever since the beginning of the medical Cannabis program in Maryland. The original store was designed for the traffic of medical patients, and the upgrade to a new location has massively expanded its reach and efficiency while putting it in the heart of Cumberland. Grow West has more than doubled its staff members since the move, which speaks to the company’s goal of improving the culture and welfare of its community. This dispensary is the first thing you see when you get off the beltway in Cumberland, making it a convenient one-stop shop while traveling across the state.
Setting and Vibe
Combining the feeling of a hometown dispensary with that of a newly constructed store isn’t easy, but Grow West has the best of both worlds in one. Comfortable couches line the wall of the dispensary room alongside the Grow West bear decked out in vendor merchandise. There are two active drive-thru lines, which operate like a Chick-fil-A with employees coming out to your car and handing you the product. The shop even takes phone orders to make the purchasing process easier and more customer-friendly. The new Grow West building used to be a bar, and we can all get behind a bar being demolished and turned into a dispensary.
Flower
The menu is loaded with strains from all of Maryland’s top growers, accommodating the needs of just about any sought-after terpene profile you can imagine. Grow West had over 100 unique flower offerings during my visit, and the menu seems to stay around that impressive number. Of course, you can expect one of the best Grow West flower menus in the state, considering the dispensary’s proximity to its Cumberland grow facility. I have found that this leads to fresher flower with that perfect level of moisture content.
Concentrates
A river of live concentrate products flows through this menu, including live badders, budders, diamonds, sauce and rosin. I was excited to see Evermore’s Z1.0 live rosin on the menu, which boasts a blend of candy-like terpenes mixed with a gassy undertone. This is a family-owned business that treats its customers as such and understands the importance of maintaining a thoughtful menu that caters to everyone who comes into the store.
Edibles
With more than 90 edible offerings on the menu during my visit, I was impressed with the variety of flavors and cannabinoid ratios available at this store. As we dive deeper into our relationship with Cannabis, it’s extremely important to hone the ratio that resonates with us. Grow West recently came out with its “Suckers” line, which is essentially a lollipop without the stick. This product takes me back to the OG days of trying edibles for the first time, but with a modern twist to make the experience one to remember.
Product Review
Grow West Member Berry Flower
These bright orange, trichome-dusted nugs have that cheesy aroma and appearance. Skunkberry and Mandarin Sunset are the two strains that came together to create Member Berry, producing a sweet berry aroma. On the exhale, citrusy notes of tangerine are accompanied by grapes and stone fruit. This strain is a blend of fruity goodness, and it gave me a blissful, hazy high that started in my head and worked its way down to the rest of my body.
33.89% Total Cannabinoids | 2.245% Total Terpenes
