Another awesome review StrainMan.
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Another awesome review StrainMan.
Feijao
I recently visited Green Medicals in Northglenn on 107th and Washington. I was not impressed. The mid-grade (180 1/2 oz.) was only average. The buds were small and it seemed like it was mishandled. No crystals or trichomes to be seen. The top shelf stuff was ok, but expensive ($220 1/2 oz) They had many popular strands (Sour Diesal, grapefruit kush, purple mountain, etc.) But, I noticed they had very little if any smell at all. The Purple Mountain was beautiful, but not for the price they wanted. Oh, be prepared to pay sales tax. So that makes a $180 half ounce cost $217. For my money, I'll continue to use Front Range dispensary off 88th and Federal.:rasta:
In Englewood on Broadway. (Broadsterdam?) 10 to 20 strains. 60$ 8ths, 25$grm.(+ tax) Well known strains. I tried Afghan #1 and a AK- 47. Both were ok. alot of mid grade stuff. kinda over priced. They have a huge room with couches, pool table, x-box, piano, guitar. lots of graffiti on the walls. you can smoke out of one of their kinda dirty bongs if you bring your own lighter. Not alot of caregiver pressure and Drew and Bruce seemed freindly enough. They have a gang of killer clones though and they seem to know alot about growing. I give 'em a B. bring down the price a lil and I will be back.
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Funny how pricing can influence whether or not an experience at a dispensary was positive or negative.
some of us are not rich. some of us are not in cahoots with all types of growers or dealers. some of us just want to be able to afford a bag of high grade medication. yes price is a factor. some of us must have money to burn. not me
you and me both, my friend. price is probably my biggest factor in deciding where to go.
I understand that they must charge a specific amount to cover overhead. Just like any other American enterprise. However, all the tactics used to make you sign over primary caregiver status is ridiculous. Also the problem I have with Green Medicals specifically is they are charging way too much for an average product. They also make you sign a form upon purchase making them your 1-day caregiver. This was strange to me. I read what I was signing and understood that I was "momentarily" signing over my caregiver rights to them for the date stated on the form. Also, they are very informal and have almost no type of privacy for you to discuss your needs without every person behind you overhearing your conversation. Usually not a big deal to me, but the annoying woman behind me was including herself into a discussion about my health and what meds I should try. I have a debilitating condition that isn't visible to the eye and I would rather not have strangers putting their two cents worth in uninvited. The way to solve this problem is to have a small consultation area that offers some discretion. Something like the divided windows at Walgreen's. Noone would ever tolerate a stranger over your shoulder advising you as to how to take your prescription meds, why the lax tolerance for cannabis. If these dispensaries want to make it, they must take a more professional stand. Treat your patients like patients. The last thing I need is a dorm-room drug dealer gone legit. The last thing the MMJ reform needs is a 25yr old kid peddling his "chronic" legally with the sole intent of profit and a total disregard for the reason cannabis was legalized for medical use. You guys want to see a change in legislation, a change in mentality? You have to be the ones to promote these changes. Refer to your medicine appropriately. It is cannabis. Not weed, not dope, not chronic. CANNABIS. Protect your right to medicine that isn't addictive. Protect your rights by respecting them!
Thanks Gwendy for calling out another bogus dispensary. If there were only a user-friendly, user-submitted website (i.e. yelp.com), that could allow the typical patient a chance to grade their dispensary experience...it could force dispensaries to get straight or lose returning customers.
I'm sick of hearing people getting ripped off and treated like shit by people who are supposed to be aiding in the well being of their clientele. Some of these dispensaries deserve to fail.
The laws in Co re: MMJ have many gray areas. Some restrictions and accountability for caregivers is necessary to keep things legit. If you want to have the privacy of your patients protected under "hippa" you must also protect their privacy. The taboos of marijuana, weed, dope, dank, etc. is something that are going to be very hard to shake. It doesn't help when dispensaries are setting themselves up in locations that are very shady and disorganized. If you want to call it medicine, treat it as such. Dispense it professionally. Allow the patient the option to be spoken to in a more private setting. Remember how we have been forced to buy our meds before it was legalized. MMJ legalization is something that can very quickly become over-restricted if people continue to abuse the loop-holes and gray areas.
Yeah, that is unfortunate, but who do you think is opening up and supplying these dispensaries? It's the people who were growing illegally a few years ago...Quote:
Originally Posted by gwendy35