Entrepreneurs excited about potential for cannabis café concept

Starting not only a new business, but also a new niche, has taught some bold Southwest Florida entrepreneurs an important lesson: from cops to clients, customer education is an ongoing task.

Stefania Pifferi. Cole Peacock is one of four business partners who launched  Seed & Bean, a  cannabis café, in Fort Myers.
Stefania Pifferi. Cole Peacock is one of four business partners who launched  Seed & Bean, a  cannabis café, in Fort Myers.
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The road to open the first cannabis café Florida wasn’t always smooth. The founders of Seed & Bean Market in Fort Myers — Cole Peacock, Bruce Wendorf, Kyle Scheid and Ron Greenstein — began working toward that goal in 2018.

 

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