Queen City Dispensary is open for legal weed sales in Plainfield.
It used to be a pre-school, sitting next door to a bustling Dairy Queen in one of the busiest streets in the city. Now the converted building, featuring a beautiful mural outside and an artful esthetic indoors, houses the first independent legal cannabis store to open in Union County.
Plainfield Mayor Adrian O. Mapp, center, speaks during the opening ceremony at Queen City Dispensary in Plainfield on Thursday, September 7, 2023.Plainfield Mayor Adrian O. Mapp spoke about the decade-long, billion dollar economic development campaign that his administration has undertaken to make use of blighted real estate throughout the city. He considers new cannabis businesses like Queen City to be a vital part of that plan.
He said he was committed to working with investors and developers to ensure that these impacted residents get a chance to be gainfully employed. He spoke about how the shop is named for Plainfield, which is also known as “the Queen City.” The ceremony took place in front of the huge mural on the side of the building featuring scenes of landmarks and well-known symbols of the city.Ariell Hunt, who worked at the Phoenix Pre-School before it closed, knew the dispensary was coming to the building. She got some cannabis education and experience at another shop before applying to work at Queen City.
The art doesn’t stop there. The inside of the store also has art representative of Plainfield. Framed prints are the first features customers see as they enter the sales floor after signing in at the security desk.