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compassionate relief
by Melrose Sanchez
Model Dispensary




Celebrates One-Year Anniversary






























Photos provided by Greenway Compassionate Relief
Greenway Compassionate Relief.
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F is the first priority. Lisa Molyneux fueled her fortitude with faith to
Compassion is the operating word at Greenway. Patient need
or every patient who has ever left a dispensary with
that “if only” feeling, there is hope because there is
overcome every possible obstruction to obtain full city and state
Greenway. Seemingly, Lisa Molyneux has left no stone
licenses to operate her dispensary with full legal sanction. It took
unturned in creating a nurturing, caring environment
that is extremely safe and well-organized, with one of
give up and the result is Greenway.
the most extensive selections of medicine in the State of Califor-
nia. Greenway is friendly, welcoming, helpful and embracing. In over a year and a half to fulfill every requirement, but Lisa didn’t
They are offering one of the most extensive selection of medi-
other words, Lisa has created a model dispensary balancing legal cine we have seen anywhere. It wouldn’t matter if they only of-
requirements and patient needs with true compassion. fered one. More than medicine is happening at Greenway. It is a
A cancer survivor herself, Lisa was a patient long before she coming together of diverse people to work together to create some-
thing larger and more than themselves. With Lisa at the helm, one
became a dispensary owner. She had learned first hand what
patients are looking for and desire from a dispensary. She has by one her team has come together and it shows. Clean, orga-
only visited maybe two or three different dispensaries, so what
nized, simple and thoughtful, Greenway has a recycling program
she created came from her personal experience rather than what
for its glass jar dispensing containers, a magnificent discount pro-
other dispensaries are or are not doing. There is purity present gram for cancer patients, the elders, veterans, and low-income
patients. Lisa has employed patients and offers dignity to those in
at Greenway born of Lisa’s viewpoint and perspective.
Located in a modern and sleek industrial park in Santa Cruz, need. She doesn’t want anything back. “Pass a favor on to some-
next to prominent and well-known businesses, Greenway sits one else,” is the motto. There are not accolades enough to applaud
proudly, yet discreetly, with ample patient parking, a gracious re- Lisa’s effort. Lisa used her gentle determination to become legally
ception area, and finally a dispensary second to none. Glass sanctioned and supported by city and law enforcement officials
as well as by her local community. It is a peek into the future, how
counters house one of the most expansive selections of medica-
it will be when medical marijuana is normalized. The support of
tion in the state. This vast variety ranges from “Old School”1970s
style medication to the highest quality, more familiar strains. The the city and law enforcement lends a relaxed quality to the dis-
counters are stuffed with options. Tea, lemonade, tinctures, and pensary. The legal status combined with the offering of true com-
passionate relief has earned Lisa universal respect. Her attitude
brownies created as a sleeping aid. There are extracts, ointments,
candies, and glass-jar containers filled with both indoor and out- toward others and her love of life shows in every aspect of
door strains too many to name. Greenway. It seems apparent that as Lisa’s accomplishments are
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