As someone that stands out in a crowd, I was the worst candidate for the source to give anxiety. But it’s okay, for the most part I can control it with the right medications and occasionally I do indulge in marijuana in Coos Bay. I also did back in the day, but the weed these days is so much more potent it actually can give you anxiety and there are a few reasons for that but that’s not what this is about.
Every time I’ve gone into King Kannabis in Empire, I have been greeted within about 10 seconds. Even if they were busy, they will pop out of somewhere and are likely acutely aware of the door. They all have been extremely nice to me, too, usually knowing how to match the vibe of whoever they’re talking to so when it comes to me it’s either awkward silence or random thoughts so I’m glad they know how to interface with all types.
I’m also probably on the spectrum and have PTSD in general so I have a really hard time with sensory overload stuff so sometimes when I go in there after walking along Newmark where traffic is SO loud (especially with all the lifted trucks that never seem to be moving any furniture just revving at people like me to scare us for fun)… ahem anyway after that I like that it’s the total opposite in there and mostly silent except for the people.
Their flower selection rotates a lot, same with everything else. They test out products for the area and then sometimes oddly enough the ones I buy all the time disappear. But I doubt that has to do with them and has more to do with what they have to select from. I also assume the restocking different items is a strategy to get people to keep coming back to see what’s next, and it works on me that’s for sure.
I usually buy an edible gummy pack or two and flower. And only once I’ve not been happy with what I bought because it was something cheap and burned too fast. But I’ve been there over 100 times at this point as I’ve been in this area over a decade now even before they showed up. There’s also a Taco Bell next door now, so if you were to be walking and popped an edible on the way to get some food I’m just saying it’s possible.
I do wish they had a web presence. I hope that people searching this company up find this and tell them as much, as it’s the shop’s biggest flaw. They have a great system though for the most part, I’ve seen them boot it up and get the flower out and it’s accurate so if that database could be tied to a live on, that would be amazing so I could plan before I left the house.
Beyond that, they have a wall inside that they let people write all over and it’s funny to read it while you wait. Of course, these days everyone has a game in their pocket or something to do online so I don’t know if others would think it’s as interesting. Still worth a mention as I haven’t seen this anywhere else.
Pic here is of a tree outside of their business, but I didn’t want to take a photo of their building with cars out front and such without asking:

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