Joshua TeheeJanuary 17, 2024 at 8:30 AM
Culture Cannabis Club had a good run in 2023.
The marijuana dispensary chain expanded its reach across the country, but mostly in California, where it opened five new stores, including one in Porterville.
The company continued that expansion into the new year, opening two more dispensaries over the first weeks of 2024.
Both are in Fresno.
The shops — on Bullard Avenue at Highway 41 and at Maple and Jensen avenues — are currently in a soft-opening phase.
Grand opening celebrations are planned for sometime in February.
“We were interested in pursuing Fresno for a long time,” CEO Devon Julian says. “It’s great to be part of such a big metropolitan area.”
“We’ve been really happy with the partnership,” which includes local owners Barigye McCoy and Jas Kahlon.
McCoy is a native. He grew up in Fresno and graduated from Edison High School. His background is in retail development, but he’s been an advocate for legalized marijuana since California passed SB 420 in 2003.
Along with ownership in the Fresno stores, he’s the Chief of Communications for Culture Cannabis Club.
Kahlon’s family owns several gas stations in Fresno and recently started the Fresno-based cannabis brand Cavalier Private Reserve as a Culture Cannabis Club