Friends, mothers and longtime Cloverdale, CA residents Diana Schraner and Jammie King know cannabis. They envisioned a place where community members can ask questions about cannabis products and growing practices, and have safe access to healing plant medicine. So, they decided to open a small retail dispensary, Red Door Remedies, in South Cloverdale, California.

The labor of love began in 2015, when the business partners found the ideal retail space at 1215 S. Cloverdale Blvd. But it wasn’t until mid-April 2019 that they opened their red door to the public. Opening a dispensary, they discovered, takes perseverance. In the 2016 election, Diana and Jammie helped pass an initiative to add a tax to cannabis businesses in the Cloverdale city limits. They explained to city officials that they’re not gangsters, they’re simply moms that need access to cannabis. After the tax passed, the partners knew their venture was destined for success.