In 2015, 20 people came together with a shared vision to start a vertically integrated cannabis business in Tabernash. It would feature one of the nation's largest observable cannabis grows, which remained so until recently.
Nearly 10 years later, the groundbreaking store has closed its doors. IgadI has nine other Colorado locations (including Granby), but Tabernash served as its flagship location. David Michel, one of the 20 founders, is the company's general counsel. IgadI's says it was an emotional decision to close, but the correct one.
Since 2015, IgadI has leased the land on which it sits from a landowner. It encompasses 11 acres along U.S. Highway 40. IgadI's building included both retail and grow operations. A perfect storm combined to cause the closure.
"It just didn't make a lot of sense to continue to operate up there," said Michel. "Which is really sad, because I think that facility was the best thing I've done as a businessman."
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