Coastal Craft Cannabis relies on ‘law of attraction’

Published 10:39 am Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Seaside’s newest cannabis shop comes with a nautical theme and some notable twists.

On the walls, a ship’s steering wheel, floats and glass balls. Behind the counter, full, big buds of leaf displayed in real clamshells.

Co-owners Timothy Du Bay and Marja Thompson will keep the store supplied by harvests from their small farm in Tillamook County, Du Bay said.

Coastal Craft Cannabis is their first retail shop.

For the last 20 years, 15 of those partnered with Thompson, “cannabis has pretty much been my mainstay,” Du Bay said.

Du Bay was looking for a storefront on the coast when the building on North Roosevelt — a former architect’s office — became available. Part of the space will be used for Thompson’s clay studio.

Du Bay waxes eloquent in his menu descriptions:

“Rose: Sugary sweet nose and exotic hash flavor.”

“Jelly Rancher: Jolly Ranchers dipped in gasoline — in a good way.”

“Blueberry Pie: Like putting a slice of blueberry pie in your bong.”

“We would be considered a specialty flower shop,” Du Bay said. “I have 25 strains that we rotate through. I think 90% of all of our freshly grown product will be from the farm that we co-own.”

He places less emphasis on whether a strain is indica or sativa than its overall qualities.

“I don’t want to highlight the THC levels, because there’s thousands of compounds that contribute to that,” he said. “I’ve got them printed on the back side of the cards. With the way that we view indica, sativa and hybrid, we believe that most of them are hybrids, and that most of the effects can be a wide range, depending on multiple factors.

“If I had my druthers on how it should be sold, that would be, ‘Does that smell draw you?’ ‘Are you attracted to it?’ A bit of a law of attraction should be more of a selling point.”

Coastal Craft Cannabis is located at 200 N. Roosevelt Dr., 503-739-7029.

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