The Great Divide Lettuce Colony in Winter Park is a new cannabis dispensary which started operating earlier this year.
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The Grand County area used to be a hotbed for lettuce farming. The green, leafy vegetable thrived during the cool nights and sunny days. While the lettuce farms have largely left, a new kind of lettuce has come into town.
Great Divide Lettuce Colony is one of Grand County’s newest cannabis dispensaries. Neale Gibbons is the general manager for the Winter Park dispensary, and he’s incredibly grateful for the opportunity.
“Cannabis has always been in ski towns,” Gibbons said.
The dispensary was granted its special use permit last summer and opened its doors for business earlier this year. The location might seem familiar to some, since it’s located in the same building where Winter Park Trading Company used to be.
Gibbons played a major role in transforming the space from a cozy second-hand sports apparel store into a storefront that is stylish, modern and down-to-earth.
Great Divide Lettuce Colony in Winter Park also features art from local artists that can be purchased by customers.Emily Gutierrez/Sky-Hi News
The dispensary
