The stuff is a quick spotting feature for region and era in any SP photo, the stuff showed up in all sorts of places before they figured it out. a few places in Oregon, lots of places north of the Bay Area, they somehow plowed it out or scattered it with ballast regulators and then the famous undercutter. The stuff is all over Northern California, the Modoc, the Siskiyous. In those halcyon days of the 60's somebody figured out the stuff had turned to powder and they began replacing it with proper crushed and graded ballast. “We’re creating new tincture flavors and new vape strains constantly.Kegg Pit ballast is a signature feature of the old SP Shasta division, as seen in Bob's photos and quite a few other sources. “The big upcoming launch will be a new candy line with five new flavors,” said Jay Bohannon. They’re hoping to grow into Montana and Alaska this summer and are expanding their product line. That is working so well that Honu is expanding its reach from the Washington to Nevada, Colorado, Oregon and California. We’re not going to put energy and time into growing, but instead leverage our partnerships with them.” We’re much better at focusing on the processing side. “We realized (growing) wasn’t our strength. Today, the Bohannon’s have quit growing marijuana in order to concentrate on processing. The company also won a best Packaging & Design award from the Marijuana Business Association and a local award for one of their cannabis strains, Strawberry Cough. Our goal is to be here for the long haul and represent a professional industry.” “We have some stellar employees, just great products. “I think it’s a combination,” he said of Honu’s success. Even so, Jay Bohannon says the nomination was a huge honor and reflects the work ethic of the company. Honu was nominated for the award again for 2017, as well as the Best Topical, but didn’t take home the top trophy. “Using promises and shiny objects we convinced her to come and help us get our kitchen off the ground.” “She was a pastry chef in Chicago,” said Bohannon. It also won an award for the Best Sweet Edible in Washington the same year for the Coconut Snowball, a coconut truffle dipped in white chocolate and rolled in sweetened coconut, a recipe created by a niece. In 2016 the company was named the Best Edible Company at the Dope Industry Awards. Honu was initially known for its edibles. Today they’ve grown to around 50 employees and a large selection of items, including concentrates, edibles, vape cartridges, topicals and spa products like lotions, mineral spa salts and lip balm. In 2015, the family branched out into recreational cannabis with a facility in Longview. The Bohannons liked what sea turtles signify to Hawaiians: longevity, peace, good luck and humility: a perfect name for a venture. We asked the locals what the word for turtle is and they said ‘Honu.’” “We were sitting on a beach trying to decide our name, what’s our presence, and the turtles were coming up to us. “We were on a family vacation in Hawaii and we all agreed (to start a business),” said Jay Bohannon. This planted an idea that grew when the Bohannons took a trip together. My brother John had an injury on his elbow, and my brother Paul was going through prostate cancer.”ĭoctors for both brothers suggested alternative treatments and that they look into medical marijuana. “Our family has believed in the plant, the product,” said Jay. In 2013, they began learning about the medical marijuana industry as the result of some health issues. “John and I both were in the tech industry.” “We moved over here for technology occupations,” said Jay. The Bohannons moved to Western Washington about 15 years ago before marijuana was a legitimate business. “(Gary) kind of does quality control, oversees everything,” said Jay Bohannon. Even the Bohannon’s parents, Gary and Deb, are involved. It’s a classic story of local boy(s) making good, but in the age of legal cannabis.īrothers Jay, John and Paul Bohannon, plus John’s wife Katie and Jay’s wife Crystal, are former Chewelah residents who have made their award-winning cannabis business, Honu, a family affair.
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