Sisters of the Valley expands into Oregon with new cultivation partner

Sisters of the Valley is moving into Oregon through a partnership with Southern Oregon growers Emily Gogol and Ryan Burns, setting up the California company’s first Oregon-grown cannabis crop for dispensary shelves. The launch broadens the brand’s reach while giving the Sisters access to a farm licensed for both hemp and high-THC cannabis.

Why it matters: - The Oregon move gives Sisters of the Valley access to a licensed farm that can grow both hemp and high-THC cannabis. - The expansion lets the California-based company bring its ceremonial cultivation methods into Oregon’s regulated dispensary market. - The first Oregon products are planned for November, making the partnership a near-term retail launch, not just a branding exercise. - The deal also reflects a diversification push as federal hemp policy creates more risk for small producers.

What happened: - Sisters of the Valley announced an Oregon expansion through a partnership with longtime growers Emily Gogol and Ryan Burns. - The collaboration will produce the Sisters’ first Oregon-grown cannabis crop for licensed dispensaries. - The relationship began more than a year ago after Sisters attended Gogol’s public home-cultivation class in Los Angeles. - Gogol later lectured at UC Merced, where the Sisters reconnected, then invited her to their Central Valley farm. - That visit led Gogol and Burns back to the Sisters’ farm and opened discussions about a joint farming effort. - In August, four Sisters traveled to Southern Oregon to formally begin the relationship. - The group gathered at sunset to give thanks for the land and returned at sunrise to welcome the growing crop. - The Sisters will return to Southern Oregon in September for additional ceremonies as harvest approaches.

The details: - The Sisters describe their cultivation approach as kosher cannabis: clean soil, sun-grown plants, ceremonial blessings during the season, lab testing as flower and intentional handling during packaging. - The Sisters say their ceremonies are acts of gratitude, not blessings of land or plants, which they regard as already pure and sacred. - During the Oregon visit, the Sisters spent several days learning how Oregon growers and dispensaries operate. - The Sisters were surprised that Oregon dispensaries still commonly sell flower deli-style from jars alongside prepackaged products. - Emily Gogol and Ryan Burns have combined carefully developed genetics with tools and systems designed to reduce labor tied to cultivation and harvest. - The first Oregon flower strains are Sacred Grove, First Fire and Returning Light. - Planned product formats include prepackaged half-ounce and one-ounce flower, deli-style flower and five-packs of king-cone pre-rolls. - Diamond Cannabis and Budz Superstore, with five Southern Oregon locations, have already agreed to carry the products. - Additional dispensary relationships are in development. - Sisters of the Valley published a three-part Oregon series covering the partnership, the first working visit and the fall launch plans. - One installment focuses on why the Sisters chose Oregon and why diversification is becoming more important under shifting federal hemp policy. - Another installment highlights lessons from the Oregon farm, including deli-style flower, brand parity, genetics, processing methods and harvesting tools. - A third installment previews the September return, the approaching harvest and the November retail launch.

Between the lines: - The partnership pairs the Sisters’ spiritual brand with growers who bring operational and retail know-how. - Oregon appears to offer a useful test market because the state’s dispensary structure can support both deli-style and prepackaged sales. - The emphasis on labor-saving systems suggests the Oregon partner farm may help the Sisters scale without giving up their ceremonial identity. - The public rollout through a three-part series signals that the company wants the expansion framed as both business growth and a values-based story.

What's next: - The Sisters will return to Southern Oregon in September for more ceremonies and harvest prep. - Oregon dispensary products are scheduled to reach shelves in November. - More retail accounts are expected to be added before launch. - The company’s Oregon story series will continue documenting the expansion and product rollout.

The bottom line: - Sisters of the Valley is turning a long-distance relationship into a retail expansion, using Oregon to bring its ceremonial cannabis model into a larger regulated market.