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Originally Posted by KindReviews
I agree about Pure, I just reviewed them in our KindReviews.com Diesel Show Down we featured on Saturday.
Eh... Pure's OK. Didn't really change up my top-5 by stopping in there. I wasn't really impressed with the bud quality (in-house). It's cool that they test their nugs for potency, but the NYCD I got was kinda odd. It crumbled to dust yet it wasn't that dry. It almost seemed like mold, but it smelled OK so I don't think it was. Nonetheless, it seemed strange consistency.
But the dude there seems like a good guy and they seem to have good intentions. I like how they test their buds. They are just starting out so maybe I'll stop in again in a few months.
Hey does anyone know if the labs test for contaminants in addition to potency? With all these amateur joe-schmoe growers selling buds to dispensaries... maybe even on their first grow... who knows what shit might be in the buds?! Mold, pesticides, etc?!?! I've seen posts on forums where people are using nasty chemicals even while drying to control pests!! It'd be nice to know that your buds are free from this shit too! There's just no quality control right now... and it seems some idiot who doesn't know what he's doing... bombing his plants with chemicals... can sell to dispensaries and then the unsuspecting consumer can ingest this shit unknowingly... I just don't like it.
Shit I'm ranting... damn time of year got me making car bombs at home (the drink)....
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I agree fully with you Lampost re: contaminants.
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Originally Posted by TheReleafCenter
Jack is still a week out, not including curing. It's a great looking crop. Our Grapefruit, same grower, just came back from Full Spectrum with CBD's over 8%... phenomenal. I'd recommend trying it.
Sorry about the prices, we're reviewing them constantly and trying to figure out a way to lower them. We might cut our ad in Westword to reduce our costs and drop eighths to $55 before tax. I have a feeling that may be too high still. I still think our concentrates are very competitively priced. What do you think a fair price is for high grade eighths?
Well I think the other guys already said it best. There's several places to get really good quality for $50 caps (tax included). The most I'll pay anymore is $55/eighth (tax included) at CCF... but they have some nice genetics that can't really be found many other places and they do a lot of stuff in-house. I guess I'll come by for some Jack because I'm already a fan. Sorry to call you guys out like that... I really like your store. It just doesn't make sense for me to shop there when I can get the same/better for $10-15 cheaper (an eighth!).
It'd be nice to see you guys come down to the $50/eighth cap. Or even a few at $55-60 for really nice stuff. It'd be nice to see tax included too. It always sucks to have to pay another $5 on top of the bag. What's the deal on taxes and why do some include and others not? Are the other dispensaries just paying sales tax out of their revenue (or not at all)?
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Originally Posted by DirtayeSanchez
I agree fully with you Lampost re: contaminants.
Yeah, I find myself more & more going to dispensaries where they do their stuff in-house and I've come to trust them... CCF primarily (or up in the Mtns).
I've opened jars in some highly-regarded shops (not to named) and I've smelled mold!! In that particular shop the in-house stuff is always spectacular. Vendor is definitely hit or miss....
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Originally Posted by lampost
Yeah, I find myself more & more going to dispensaries where they do their stuff in-house and I've come to trust them... CCF primarily (or up in the Mtns).
I've opened jars in some highly-regarded shops (not to named) and I've smelled mold!! In that particular shop the in-house stuff is always spectacular. Vendor is definitely hit or miss....
The vender thing is risky; we turn down several vendors a day that come in with less then adequate smoke. The problem is people want choices and, well you can only grow so much yourself unless you go with really big warehouse grows, and then in my opinion your bud starts becoming more commercial. We have started turning away most vendors and have set up even more locals with the equipment, genetics and nutrient recipe to help us keep the number of strains we have on the shelf, they call us if they have problems with pests etc. This way we seem to be having more quality control of the meds we get. And it stimulates our local economy by spreading the wealth locally.
That is just one of many reasons I oppose HB-1284, just like you can't mass produce great wine the same is true with medical cannabis in my opinion, and HB-1284 sells out the small growers, and that slack will be taken up by the big money chain dispensaries and possibly give big tobacco the room they need to move in.
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Originally Posted by GratefulMeds
The vender thing is risky; we turn down several vendors a day that come in with less then adequate smoke. The problem is people want choices and, well you can only grow so much yourself unless you go with really big warehouse grows, and then in my opinion your bud starts becoming more commercial. We have started turning away most vendors and have set up even more locals with the equipment, genetics and nutrient recipe to help us keep the number of strains we have on the shelf, they call us if they have problems with pests etc. This way we seem to be having more quality control of the meds we get. And it stimulates our local economy by spreading the wealth locally.
That is just one of many reasons I oppose HB-1284, just like you can't mass produce great wine the same is true with medical cannabis in my opinion, and HB-1284 sells out the small growers, and that slack will be taken up by the big money chain dispensaries and possibly give big tobacco the room they need to move in.
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Good point! That's a fabulous idea with helping out the local suppliers... Sounds like you guys are on top of it... and I've always gotten good buds at your place... you guys obviously know what to look/lookout for!:thumbsup:
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Originally Posted by GratefulMeds
The vender thing is risky; we turn down several vendors a day that come in with less then adequate smoke. The problem is people want choices and, well you can only grow so much yourself unless you go with really big warehouse grows, and then in my opinion your bud starts becoming more commercial. We have started turning away most vendors and have set up even more locals with the equipment, genetics and nutrient recipe to help us keep the number of strains we have on the shelf, they call us if they have problems with pests etc. This way we seem to be having more quality control of the meds we get. And it stimulates our local economy by spreading the wealth locally.
That is just one of many reasons I oppose HB-1284, just like you can't mass produce great wine the same is true with medical cannabis in my opinion, and HB-1284 sells out the small growers, and that slack will be taken up by the big money chain dispensaries and possibly give big tobacco the room they need to move in.
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Wow, if only the people knew what they really intend on doing with HB-1284. I wonder who had more of an influence on the bill, the big money dispensaries or the tobacco companies. Either way, if this passes, I hope both of them are boycotted until they close down.
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Agreed on the price thing.. it really pains me to pay $60 an 8th. $55 with tax has to be absolute fire for me to feel okay about it. I still do it (mostly for the website), but normally I end up buying it at that price because I'm just getting a gram to sample. That's fine, but a $50 inc. tax cap would do a lot for business at many places.
Native's Choice on Larimer/Broadway has really impressed me with their quality. 15 in-house strains and every one I've seen has been very nice. I went on a Sativa spree and am really happy with them, especially for $48 out the door. Same with the Grasshopper on Federal -- $48 with tax for stuff that competes with the top level dispensary wares pretty much anywhere.
I don't mind price tiers (I'd personally like really high-quality seeded "mids", both to get seeds and for the price), but I do appreciate places that give good deals on normally top shelf product rather than just passing off their crappiest vendor meds as a special. Daily specials and whatnot are great, especially for cost-conscious patients who can't really afford even $40/8th on a regular basis, much less gathering up enough to get quantity discounts which normally kick in around $175 (half oz). Chronic Wellness does a good job with this, their $30 rotating specials are normally still very good meds... I've only been disappointed once and have gotten their top shelf meds at that price plenty of times (they reward people who sign up for their newsletter also). Botanico's the same way -- buy one get one (or half off) and stuff like that is great to get traffic in the door as well as helping people out with a good deal. It builds relationships and community -- I know I seek out places that seem like they're not in it to wring out as many dollars as possible, and many others are the same way. Not simply for the savings, but for a general belief that they have your well-being in mind, y'know?
Speaking of rambling.. gat damn! It's 1:30 and this Apollo 11 from Native's Choice was probably not the best idea, because I'm all Sativa'd up and hyper.
EDIT: Yeah, that's an awesome idea GratefulMeds -- empower the community to grow their own top-quality smoke and keep yourself stocked. Synergy, right? Love those hokey business words haha..
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Originally Posted by lampost
Eh... Pure's OK. Didn't really change up my top-5 by stopping in there. I wasn't really impressed with the bud quality (in-house). It's cool that they test their nugs for potency, but the NYCD I got was kinda odd. It crumbled to dust yet it wasn't that dry. It almost seemed like mold, but it smelled OK so I don't think it was. Nonetheless, it seemed strange consistency.
But the dude there seems like a good guy and they seem to have good intentions. I like how they test their buds. They are just starting out so maybe I'll stop in again in a few months.
Hey does anyone know if the labs test for contaminants in addition to potency? With all these amateur joe-schmoe growers selling buds to dispensaries... maybe even on their first grow... who knows what shit might be in the buds?! Mold, pesticides, etc?!?! I've seen posts on forums where people are using nasty chemicals even while drying to control pests!! It'd be nice to know that your buds are free from this shit too! There's just no quality control right now... and it seems some idiot who doesn't know what he's doing... bombing his plants with chemicals... can sell to dispensaries and then the unsuspecting consumer can ingest this shit unknowingly... I just don't like it.
Shit I'm ranting... damn time of year got me making car bombs at home (the drink)....
What day did you pick up the NYCD? I have some Macros if it was around the same time. If it is around the same time I'll blow the shots up and investigate.
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Originally Posted by KindReviews
What day did you pick up the NYCD? I have some Macros if it was around the same time. If it is around the same time I'll blow the shots up and investigate.
That's the thing... You really can't judge a book by its cover. It looks spectacular, but IMO its not.
