Cannabis, Cancer, and Change - How Garden Remedies is Revolutionizing the Massachusetts Cannabis Industry

The Custom Cones USA team visits the Garden Remedies facilities in Massachusetts to learn more about their processes and the New England cannabis industry!

Dr. Karen Munkacy, warmly called Dr. K by her team, founded Garden Remedies in 2013 with one goal in mind: as a cancer survivor herself, she wanted to offer high-quality cannabis products to improve the lives of others. Garden Remedies doesn’t just grow cannabis—they want their employees to grow with them, too. Valuing openness and honesty, they have developed a people-first culture within their brand.

Since opening the doors of legal dispensaries in 2018, the Massachusetts cannabis industry has witnessed a massive boom in a very short amount of time. In just three years, Massachusetts has seen $2 billion in gross sales—with $1.2 billion of that being spent by consumers in 2021 alone.

Zackary Hall, the VP of Operations at Garden Remedies, emphasizes the importance of adaptability in a growing, ever-evolving industry. “If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’re going to get what you always get,” he says.

The cannabis industry in Massachusetts may be newer than some states, but it is growing at rates comparable even to veteran cannabis states. To keep up with such rapid growth, their team implements a series of continuous improvement projects, drawing inspiration from successful non-cannabis manufacturing companies to introduce new methods of manufacturing to the cannabis realm.

The demographic of cannabis consumers in New England differs greatly from the West Coast, but that doesn’t stop Garden Remedies from finding the needs and wants of their customers and providing a top-shelf product that consumers know and trust. This trust makes their branding even more important—when a consumer sees the Garden Remedies logo, they know they are getting a high-quality product. Pre-rolls are one of their bestselling products. They offer two SKUs: a one-gram single pre-roll, and a half-gram five-pack. By using our custom branded pre-rolled cones and packaging, they are able to offer a branded product to give their customers peace of mind.

“Quite frankly, the cones are high quality,” Hall boasts of Custom Cones USA. “The branding on them looks excellent; it really helps us move our brand, and when that customer goes to enjoy that pre-roll, they’re ensured that they have a Garden Remedies pre-roll and it’s of the highest quality.”

Hall also discusses his experience with our customer service team, sharing that, although they once had a hiccup with the branding on a shipment, our team helped in every way we could to make sure their production didn’t stop or fall behind, and we were able to get them what they needed when they needed it.

Although they have been selling pre-rolls from day one, Hall says they looked quite a bit different then than they do now, and the evolution hasn’t stopped. Infused pre-roll sales in the US have increased by over 100% in the last five years, and show no signs of slowing down! Garden Remedies plans to expand their SKU offerings, with their eyes set on high-quality infused pre-rolls.