聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 A new business has moved onto Main Street, Carlyle. Located next to Cut N鈥� Curl, Genevieve Grossman has opened Glass Roots Smoke and Hemp Emporium.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Grossman arrived in Carlyle two years ago with her husband, Wes, who grew up in the area. He had returned for a trucking job with Dunn Transport and the family eventually decided to relocate.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e love it here and our 12-year-old loves it because they can go ride their bike or walk over to a friend鈥檚 house, it鈥檚 different than the city,鈥� Genevieve said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a great town, it really is.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 After being here for two years Genevieve decided to make her dream job.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚 woke up one morning and realized I didn鈥檛 enjoy going to work, so I thought I would take a chance,鈥� Genevieve said. 鈥淗aving lived here the last two years I saw an opportunity in the community.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淢y husband has been a great support, but he was a little nervous about the store, everyone鈥檚 human.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 As Genevieve spoke with The Observer customers came and went inspecting the new store and what it contained.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚n Carlyle!鈥� many exclaimed as they took in their surroundings.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Glass Roots Smoke and Hemp Emporium focuses on glass ware, hemp products such as socks, hats, and purses, lip balms, hemp based body products such as soap and lotions, air fresheners, incense, and the one which surprised the customers the most, an adult only corner.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Genevieve is planning on bringing in more items including adult summertime games such as beer pong as well as E-cigarettes and juice by Buck Naked.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚鈥檓 getting in more novelties as well because there鈥檚 lots of bachelor and bachelorette parties, so the more items I can bring in the better,鈥� she explained.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Genevieve says that the business interested her as it was simply a fit for who she is: 鈥淚鈥檝e always been into it [hemp products]. I鈥檓 a true hippy at heart. Hemp isn鈥檛 well known for its many uses and the people who do know about it are faithful to it.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In addition to the items she is currently carrying, Genevieve is planning on bringing in local art work and music.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚鈥檓 looking to start commissioning First Nation art work from the area including paintings, jewelry, anything really. I鈥檓 interested in promoting local artists and because I鈥檓 aboriginal myself it鈥檚 important to me to showcase this artwork.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚鈥檓 also looking for local musicians who might be interested in selling their music here. I鈥檓 interested in simply promoting local artists.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Glass Roots Smoke and Hemp Emporium is open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10 am to 5p.m., Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturdays from noon until 5 p.m.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭he products I carry here you won鈥檛 be able to find for miles,鈥� Genevieve says. 鈥淭he closest places to go for what I have is Brandon or Regina, so this is very exciting.鈥�
