“These are real exotic strains that we’ll be having, and will make us stand out,” Tapia explains. ”Having a strain like Oaxacan Gold, no other dispensary at all, in California or the United States, will have pure Oaxacan Gold seeds”

— Isaac Tapia, Owner/Master Grower

“Our standard American diet does cause a lot of diseases today and pharmaceutical companies don’t care about us — but, I want to change that and I want to make food accessible to our people.”

— Elijah Tapia, Brother/Head Alchemist

Neighborhood Notes: Penny prerolls, Cinema Week, ’80s in the Mission

“No more trekking all the way to Mission Street for your edibles or prerolls! Poncho Brotherz is a family business located at the corner of Cesar Chavez and Bryant streets.”

-Mission Local, Eleni Balakrishnan