About Dewey
Bred with data. Finished by hand.
Dewey is a Tier 3 producer/processor in Pullman, WA. We breed our own strains, grow them ourselves, and finish every flower by hand. The result is pesticide-free flower.
- 2020founded in Pullman, WA
- 7flowering rooms
- 3 wksbetween harvests
- 10NW Leaf Bowl awards, 2023–2025
01Our story It started with a smell.
Why does one strain smell nothing like the next? Dewey exists because that question never went away.
Dr. Jordan Zager started growing cannabis in California in 2012. The more strains he grew, the clearer it got that each one had an aroma of its own, and he wanted to know why, and how the plant does it.
That question took him to Washington State University, where he earned a PhD in molecular plant sciences studying how plants make terpenes, the compounds behind aroma.
In 2020 a producer/processor license needed a new home. After months searching the state for the right building, we found a plant research facility ten minutes from Jordan's house in Pullman. Dewey launched that summer.
- 2012First grow, in California
- 2020Dewey launches in Pullman
- 2022New facility built
- 2022Light Up Cup, Hybrid Carts
- Jan 2023First harvest from the new facility
- 2023–2510 NW Leaf Bowl awards
Why “Dewey”?
Named for Lyster Dewey (1865–1944), the USDA botanist who led the department's hemp and fiber-plant research in the early 1900s.
02The facility A harvest every three weeks.
Seven flowering rooms on a staggered schedule. When one comes down, the next is close behind.
That keeps fresh flower coming out of Pullman all year, and every room is tracked on its own, down to the root zone.
- Flowering canopy
- 10,000 sq ft
- Outdoor canopy
- 20,000 sq ft, grown for our live resin and rosin
- Flowering rooms
- 7, harvested on a three-week rotation
- Water
- Private well, reverse-osmosis filtered
- Root zone
- Sensor-monitored, so every room gets the water and nutrients it needs and no more
- Genetics
- Stored in tissue culture, alongside the seed vault
03How we grow No spray on flower. Ever.
Pesticide-free flower starts long before harvest.
Pest control here means beneficial insects, regular scouting and a clean facility. When young plants need help, we use OMRI-listed organic oils, and never on a flowering plant. Every strain also carries PM1, the powdery-mildew resistance gene discovered and mapped at Dewey.
Every batch is tested to Washington Department of Health standards for compliant product.
04Dry, cure, trim Dried slow. Hand finished.
Fourteen days to dry and cure. Hand finished before every jar.
Slow dry
14 days in climate-controlled, sensor-monitored rooms.
Checked
Water activity is measured on site, so flower is dry enough to keep and never dried out.
Bucked by hand
Buds come off the stem by hand, not by machine.
Sorted and finished
Size-sorted then finished by hand before every jar.
05Who runs it Owner- operated.
Dr. Jordan Zager
Founder and ownerBreeding, cultivation, product development and the science behind the menu.
Alli Zager
OwnerSales and marketing.
06Awards Eleven awards. Four years.
Ten NW Leaf Bowl awards (2023–2025) and a Light Up Cup. Some of the strains on this list are the parents of others on it.
2025NW Leaf Bowl
- Mandarin Mochi°Citrus
- Alpine Ape°Gas/OG/Chem
- Honey BunsDesserts
- Creme de CocoaExotics
2024NW Leaf Bowl
- Cosmic Pie°Gas/OG/Chem
- Purple MangoTropical/Floral
- Island CookiesSweets & Dreams
- Glitter PartyOpen
2023NW Leaf Bowl
- Honeycomb°Fuel/OG/Chem
- Caribbean Chocolate°Exotic
2022Light Up Cup
- Zeds Dead°Hybrid Carts, First Place
Parent to award
- Caribbean Chocolate · 2023→Creme de Cocoa · 2025
- Honeycomb · 2023→Honey Buns · 2025
- Cosmic Pie · 2024→Glitter Party · 2024
° Past release. NW Leaf Bowl awards include winners and runners-up.
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