The Ounce Club – Easthampton

The pivot began with Budzee, the cannabis delivery business that previously used the East Street space. Valley Advocate reported that Polatol and Perrier opened Budzee with partner Erza Parzybok in 2023, then shut it down after licensing friction and weak profitability made the model difficult to sustain. The same report says the pair used the vacancy to create a distinct retail format, with Ounce Club staff training at their Dreamer and Honey stores before the transition. 420intel described the outlet idea more concretely: better pricing on larger orders. The store’s defining feature thus grew from a closed delivery venture and the deliberate reuse of its former address.

For trip planning, Google Routes gives Amherst College as a 9.57-mile drive taking 18 minutes and McGuirk Alumni Stadium as a 10-mile drive taking 18 minutes. Both are traffic-unaware estimates, not live-traffic predictions. The supplied walking routes are 9.7 miles and 216 minutes to Amherst College, and 9.8 miles and 215 minutes to McGuirk Alumni Stadium.