Roots and Reefer: The Arkansas Cannabis Story

Roots and Reefer magazine is meant to be collected. It is an artifact filled with stories of cannabis patients and producers that have largely been left untold for nearly five years. Whether you're adding this series of articles to your curation of digital cannabis artifacts or you have a physical copy nested on your coffee table, this a resource you can come back to again and again.

From the Editor & Chief Executive Officer of The Source:

Dear Arkansan,  

You deserve to know the story behind your cannabis and to learn about the science that’s constantly refining and redefining what’s available in your local dispensary. By sharing these stories, we want to increase transparency between producers and patients. Thanks to the careful attention of our regulators and the shape of the MMJ law here in Arkansas, we have a special opportunity to pursue and uphold quality, while giving back to our local communities.  

My name is Mandi, and I am a cannabis patient, a storyteller, and CEO of The Source. My team and I are not only here to run a sustainable business and provide badass jobs, but we are here to shape the cannabis patient experience on a regional—maybe even national—level.  

At The Source, we are committed to staying true to craft and community, earning our place as Arkansas’s most unique craft cannabis company. We are purposely growing our business like a tree: growing our roots deeper rather than wider, providing a canopy for our team of over 60 employees—and thus providing an unparalleled cannabis experience for the Northwest Arkansas community.  

The first edition of Roots and Reefer magazine is shaped around the stories of the three people who have most impacted the Arkansas patient base and my own personal professional development. Those folks are Annie Iselin from BOLD Team, Ryan Kenaga from River Valley Relief, and Robert DeBin from Natural State Medicinals.  

Like Annie says in “A Bold Approach” on page 23, Cannabis is about people. The people who grow, extract, and formulate. The people who package, transport, and dispense. The people who buy, consume, and share. That’s the cycle of cannabis community creation, and Roots and Reefer is here to empower those people through storytelling.  

Thanks for reading and thanks for shopping at The Source. We promise to always go the extra mile and bring you products that have a story.  

Stay spark’d,

Mandi Strickland  

Chief Executive Officer

The Source

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Shop Mandi's Extensive List of Favorite Products at The Source>>

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River Valley Relief’s Live Rosin Disposable Vape

This is my everyday vape. I don't know how I survived before this product dropped!

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Natural State Medicinals’ Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Little Barks Created Exclusively for The Source

I love all Little Barks flavors, but I cannot get enough of this concoction created exclusively for The Source!

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BOLD Countdown Cosmic Lemonade

is the weekend in a can! Mix in with your favorite libations or straight from the can.

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In The Flow’s Lemon Skunk Flower Strain

is the one strain that I would take to a deserted island.

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River Valley Relief’s Soft Chews

One of my favorite products of 2023, RVR’s Soft Chews are an instant classic!

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Interspecies Erotica Flower Strain by Carpenter Farms

is more than a feeling - it's a vibe!

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The Source Apothecary Passionfruit Re-Pear CBD Rich + THC Formula Edibles

Real fruit concentrates + CBD/THC combo = my new fave gummy

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Natural State Medicinals’ Soleil Couchant Flower Strain

The new line of French-named strains by NSM have me going, Ooh la la!

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Transdermal Patches by Synergy Skin Worx and Mary’s Medicinals

Say it with me now: discreet relief!

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Shop Mandi's Extensive List of Favorite Products at The Source>>

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About The Source cannabis dispensary in Northwest Arkansas

The Source is a craft medical marijuana company located in Rogers, Arkansas, just off Exit 85 on Interstate 49. With its own boutique grow, lab, & kitchen, The Source produces & distributes its own unique products, while also stocking all of the highest quality products produced by the great cultivators of Arkansas. We value friendliness, education, quality, & inclusivity. The Source is a destination dispensary - all Arkansas MMJ cardholders welcome!

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