September 2, 2026

Northwest Local Brand Launch at CPN Safety Meeting 2026

Ben Petty, co-founder of Northwest Local Cannabis, wearing a black Real Ones Only cap, seated in a car in Seattle. Ben Petty Co-Founder
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Four members of the Northwest Local Cannabis team standing behind their booth table of flower jars under the NW Local Cannabis banner.

August 18 and 19, 2026 - we packed up jars, hats, and a ring light and took Northwest Local to the CPN Safety Meeting to launch our brand face to face with Washington's i502 retail buyers for the first time. We used our time to show what we have been growing and to give people a first look at our September flower drop.

A tall welcome banner reading Welcome to CPN Safety Meeting, bringing the cannabis community together twenty minutes at a time, at the top of a staircase.
Welcome to CPN Safety Meeting

Meeting the buyers

Most of the two days looked like this: a buyer sits down, we open a jar, and the flower does the talking.

Two Northwest Local team members seated at the booth behind jars of flower, one giving a peace sign, under the banner.
Gavin and Yohiness holding down the booth.
A person leaning in to smell a bud at the booth, jars of flower and a ring light nearby.
You don't know until you nose
Several hands reaching toward large glass jars packed with cannabis flower under a ring light.
Hands in the jars under the loupe light.
A closer look at the flower.
Digging into the jars.

New hats

We brought merch too. The New Era snapbacks were made for this event, and the run was only available to people who came through the booth.

A navy New Era snapback with the NW Local Cannabis block logo, held up outdoors in front of roses.
The block logo snapback.
A navy New Era snapback with the Northwest Local script logo, held up outdoors in front of roses.
And the Northwest script.

A first look at September

We used the Safety Meeting to give buyers a first look at the September 2026 Flower Drop: Glitter Bomb, Grape Chimera, Sour Berry Boogie, and Super Boof. See the full lineup on the drop page.

A booth table spread with large jars of flower labeled Sour Berry Boogie and Super Boof, smaller jars, printed photos, and business cards.
A few of the jars we brought to preview.

The people

The best part of a room like this is the people in it. Old friends, new connects, and a lot of good conversations over two days.

Three people at the booth, one wearing a blue number 70 Seattle jersey, in front of the Northwest Local banners.
Reppin' the North West with Blake from Molecule / Cannabliss
Four people at the entrance to the Northwest Local booth, several giving peace signs.
More of the crew that stopped through.
Four people standing together at the Northwest Local booth in front of the banner.
Good company all weekend.
Two people smiling at a sushi restaurant table set with rice, beef and broccoli, edamame, ramen, and sake.
Michelle and Christine from Buddies/Headies.
A person seated at a sushi restaurant giving a peace sign, with a board of sashimi and rice in front of them.
Benny went with the omakase.

Thank you to CPN Promotions for putting it on, to every buyer who sat down with us, and to everyone rooting for Northwest Local. This was the start. The September drop is out now.

Yohiness, Oloth, Benny, and Gavin at the booth
The Northwest Local sales team: (Left to right) Yohiness, Oloth, Benny, and Gavin

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