Nearly one month after their quick opening in time for the “4-20” cannabis holiday, cannabis and music shop Seven Point of Illinois, at 380 Eastgate Drive in Danville, officially cut the ribbon on Thursday (May 16th) afternoon. Vermilion Advantage hosted the ceremony along the west side of Lynch Road, and Vermilion Advantage leader Mike Marron says the obvious work ethic of Seven Point CEO Brad Zerman is making things come alive.
Audio PlayerAUDIO: I think everything’s been positive, and it’s not hard to understand why. When you know Brad and know his passion for this business; you know he’s put a lot into it. So, when somebody’s that passionate about a dream that they have, it’s easy to see how it could be pretty successful.
(1st and 3rd Pictures) Different vinyl record sections inside Seven Point of Illinois. (2nd Picture) Danville’s Mayor Rickey Williams, Jr and Vermilion Advantage CEO Mike Marron (right) welcome everyone as Seven Point of Illinois CEO Brad Zerman (second from left) looks on.
Speaking right after the ribbon cutting, Zerman talked about all the investors in this project that have been involved from the start. He also talked about the importance of not just all the cannabis products, including beverages; but also the music perspective, from all the vinyl records and all the collectables on display in the store.
But right now, the next big hurdle for Zerman is a possible approval by Illinois legislators of drive-thru windows at cannabis establishments. He says that black window on the south side of the building will be ready to go for orders called in ahead of time.
AUDIO: Just do your order at home, and then we’ll have someone outside. So you know, did you already order? What’s your name, or what’s your order number? And then they can walkie-talkie to the back and make sure the order’s prepared. We have a room that’s just dedicated to the drive-thru. We designed it two years ago to be over there.
Zerman says he knew word was getting out about Seven Point of Illinois during the 4-20 weekend they opened; when he saw a postman, but not the store’s postman, coming in to buy a record.
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